Hong Kong citizens and visitors finally have access to high-speed 5G networks in the city as the services go official today. It has become the first region outside mainland China to have this blessing. China Mobile, Hutchison, and HKT are the only telecom operators to offer 5G services in the region.

The 5G networks were commercially launched in China on 1st November 2019. The three primary telecom operators – China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom launched their 5G services on the same day. Similarly, China Mobile, Hutchison, and HKT have become the first three telcos to deploy 5G services in Hong Kong.

The first phase of China Mobile’s 5G coverage in Hong Kong includes almost the whole territory along with hotspots at public places like business centers and shopping malls. The telco has also enabled 5G roaming services in mainland China and Korea. Further, it expects to roll out roaming services in a number of Asian and European countries by the end of 2020.

Unfortunately, we do not have information regarding the services provided by the other two telcos namely HKT and Hutchison. However, you can still check our coverage on HKT’s 5G launch announcement to know more.

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The year of 2020 is expected to be the year when the 5G communication technology will go mainstream. While most of the smartphone makers have started launching their premium and mid-range 5G smartphones in the market, the 5G infrastructure is still very limited.

There are only a few countries where 5G has been commercially launched, which includes South Korea, United States, and China. Now, Hong Kong is also joining the list with its first commercial 5G service going live from 1st April.

HKT has announced that it will start introducing true 5G service in Hong Kong from 1st April, making it the first mobile operator in the region to offer true 5G.

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In the initial phase of the launch, the service will cover major golden districts and key infrastructures such as Hong Kong International Airport and major shopping malls. After that, the company says that is plans to extend the network coverage to all the districts in Hong Kong as well as the major MTR lines.

The company has now already started offering its customers a bundled 5G service plan along with local mobile data and 5G handset, with pricing for the monthly plan starting at HK$198 for 8GB of data.

Along with the announcement of 5G network, HKT has launched a few other services, which includes Now E Premier League and LaLiga 2020/21 Event Pass for sports streaming, MOOV which is Hong Kong’s first 24 bit FLAC lossless music streaming service, 5G VR Application that offers various VR shows, and 5G VR eSports where gamers can take part in popular VR eSports game.

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