HKT, Hutchison 3 and China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) launched 5G services on April 1
HKT, Hutchison 3 and China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) launched 5G services on April 1, 2020. CMHK announced its 5G network covers over 90% of the main areas of Hong Kong Island. HKT said coverage will initially reach 11 of the territory’s 18 districts.
Hutchison 3’s customers can access the 5G network with a 100 GB data plan costing 388 HKD (46 EUR) per month. CMHK offers 100 GB of data consumption at 438 HKD (52 EUR) per month. HKT’s customers can get 80 GB at 398 HKD (48 EUR) per month.
Fourth player SmarTone has still to announce when it plans to switch on its own 5G service.
In October 2019, along with SmarTone, the operators acquired 200 MHz of 3.5 GHz spectrum for 1 billion HKD (120 million EUR).
