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| CMHK | |
Native name | 中國移動香港有限公司 |
| Formerly | PEOPLES Telephone Company Limited |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Mobile communication |
| Founded | 28 June 1994; 30 years ago (1994-06-28) (as PEOPLES) |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Hong Kong |
| Products | |
| Parent | China Mobile |
| Website | www |
China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited orCMHK (Chinese:中國移動香港有限公司), is a wholly owned subsidiary ofChina Mobile. The company was incepted in January 1997 and was the first PCS operator to launch such services inHong Kong.[1] CMHK is currently the largest telecommunications operator in Hong Kong.[2]
In June 1994, the company was first launched and established asPEOPLES Telephone Company Limited in Hong Kong and was awarded a PCS license in 1996 September. In May 2000, it was the first operator in Hong Kong to launch an open portal WAP service.[3][4]
On 25 February 2004, it changed its name toChina Resources Peoples Telephone Company Limited (華潤萬眾香港有限公司), named by its parent company at that time,China Resources.[5]
In October 2005, it wasacquired byChina Mobile and renamed toChina Mobile Peoples Telephone Company Limited (中國移動萬眾電話有限公司) in April 2006. In March 2006, it wasdelisted and became a fullysubsidiary of China Mobile.[6][7]
In December 2008, it was renamed toChina Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited but kept its brand name "Peoples".
In December 2012, China Mobile Hong Kong launched the world's first network TD-LTE/LTE FDD fusion (4G) for roaming.[8]
In December 2013, CMHK launched its new corporate brand, plus its commercial brand "and!".[9][10]
| Frequency | Frequency Width | Protocol | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 900 MHz (905~910;950~955) | 2*5 MHz | GSM/LTE | |
| 1800 MHz (1750~1760;1845~1855)+(1770~1780;1865~1875) | 2*20 MHz (not contiguous) | GSM/LTE | |
| 2100 MHz (1925.3–1935.2;2115.3–2125.2 ) | 2*10 MHz | LTE/3G | 2x5MHz 3G freq: 2127.6;1937.6 rent PCCW-HKT |
| 2300 MHz (2330~2360) | 30 MHz | TD-LTE | 20+10 Carrier aggregation |
| 2600 MHz (2670-2690;2550-2570) | 2x20MHz | LTE | swap spectrum with HKT[11] |
| 3.5 GHz (3380-3460) | 80 MHz | 5G NR | |
| 4.9 GHz (4800-4880) | 80 MHz |
As of June 2017, CMHK has 8.274 million subscribers, making them the largest mobile network operator in Hong Kong.[12] As of May 2018, CMHK provided network service 4.5G, 4G LTE (LTE FDD and TD-LTE), 3GHSPA, GPRS and EDGE.
As a subsidiary of China Mobile, CMHK has launched a series of cross-border mobile services for customers traveling betweenHong Kong,Mainland China and around the world.
In 2017, CMHK launched their home broadband services with 3 plans of internet speed selection.[13]
