Milestones
2020
- 3 Hong Kong provides 5G coverage to 99%^
- 3 Hong Kong partners with PARKnSHOP to launch SoSIM exclusively at 250-plus PARKnSHOP stores
- 3 Hong Kong and Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra form a 5G strategic alliance and jointly organise Hong Kong's first 5G 4K live streaming Chinese music charity concert titled "5G. Syncs with the Power of Drums"
- 3 Hong Kong launches 5G services
- Appointed lead operator to build 5G system for Hongkong Land’s Grade A commercial buildings and shopping malls
- Builds CK Asset’s first 5G-enabled shopping mall, OP Mall, in Tsuen Wan
2019
- Launches a revamped 3Supreme service brand
- Unveils "3.OneWorld" strategy
- Wins bids for 40MHz of spectrum in the 3.5GHz band and 30MHz of spectrum in the 3.3GHz band for 5G development
- Acquires entire 24.1% interest in each of HTCL and H3GHK from DOCOMO for US$60 million
- Appointed lead operator to build an integrated 5G radio system for Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
2018
- Acquires spectrum in the 900MHz and 1800MHz Bands
- Completes successful 5G outdoor network trials in the 3.5GHz and 28 GHz bands and is first to make a live outdoor broadcast via a 5G network in Hong Kong
- Completes network deployment for local section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL)
- Embarks on epic digital transformation journey
- Completes 4.5G network deployment for local section of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
- Becomes one of the first Asian operators to activate an NB-IoT roaming capability
- 3 Hong Kong activates 5CC (Component Carrier) carrier aggregation (CA) network technology
- 3 Hong Kong launches 3Innocity Programme to create an IoT ecosystem fit to accelerate Hong Kong's development as a smart city
2017
- Sells 100% interest in HGC for HK$14.5 billion
- Opens 3LIVE flagship store
- 3 Hong Kong and Huawei complete construction of an NB-IoT network to usher in an era of massive 5G connectivity
- 3 Hong Kong partners with four gaming giants to launch the "3Gamer" Portal
- 3 Hong Kong and Razer open the first RazerStore in Hong Kong
- 3 Hong Kong announces a strategic alliance with Razer, the world’s leading lifestyle brand for gamers
- The largest commercial Wi-Fi operator in Hong Kong with 25,000+ hotspots#
2016
- 3 Hong Kong enters the 4.5G era
- Mobile base stations supported by 1Gbps fibre-optic connections.
- Launches Premium VoWi-Fi Service enabling a variety of smart devices to make/receive non-SIM voice calls.
# Based on a review of the numbers of hotspots featured on the websites of Wi-Fi service providers in Hong Kong on
28 March 2017
* Information correct at time specified
^ Calculated according to 3 Hong Kong’s number of base stations
28 March 2017
* Information correct at time specified
^ Calculated according to 3 Hong Kong’s number of base stations
