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Milestones

2024

  • Signs MOU with Huawei on 5.5G green strategy to adopt AI energy-saving solution
  • Pioneers the activation of 5G "Golden Spectrum" in three road harbour crossings and extends to Asiaworld-Expo and Hong Kong International Airport

2023

  • Launches SUPREME, a premium brand of HTHK
  • Hong Kong’s first operator to surpass 200 5G roaming networks
  • Launches DIGIBox, a solution hub that inspires

2022

  • First to announce activation of 700MHz band 5G spectrum
  • First in Hong Kong to open a 3Shop in the Metaverse
  • Launched 3 | DigiLive shop-in-shops at PARKnSHOP supermarkets

2021

  • Builds 1,000+ 3.5GHz golden spectrum band base stations in Hong Kong
  • Extends sales points of SoSIMs to over 400 Watsons and PARKnSHOP online and offline stores
  • Unveils Hong Kong's first 3. Orbstellar by XCEPT NFT BIG BANG Immersive Experience Hall
  • 5G availability ranks No. 1 locally*
  • Invested over HK$3 billion to expand mobile network and develop 5G since 2019
  • Jointly organises "Universe in a Flower" 5G 4K Live Streaming Concert with Tsz Shan Monastery and the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
  • Becomes an exclusive 5G technology provider for Digital Art Fair Asia 2021
  • Organises "3•Art Space | NFT Art Show" at the 3Supreme Shop to promote art tech
  • HTHKH wins the Asia’s Best Employer Brand Awards for the 10th consecutive year
  • Partners with FORTRESS to launch "3HK@FORTRESS" shop-in-shop at selected FORTRESS stores

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.

2015

  • Launches 4G LTE service in Macau.
  • Ushers in a new era of FDD-TDD LTE-A network in Hong Kong.
  • HGC celebrates 20 years of service.
  • Launches Flexi Pass.
  • Launches HGC Retail Cloud Solutions.
  • Launches VoWi-Fi service.

2014

  • First data centre in Hong Kong and Mainland China region to attain ISO 50001 energy management standard presented by SGS.
  • Becomes the largest scale Wi-Fi service provider in Hong Kong following expansion of "hgc on air" hotspot network to 16,000+.
  • Wins bid for 9.8MHz spectrum in the 1.9-2.2GHz band.
  • HTHKH celebrates 30 years of service.
  • Launches bundling of 4K Home Broadband and entertainment content.
  • Launches new finnish smartphone Jolla in Hong Kong.
  • HGC GlobalCentre opens a new data centre at Kwai Chung.
  • Activates VoLTE capability.

2013

  • 4G LTE service achieves full MTR coverage.
  • HGC's Wi-Fi network service rebrands as "hgc on air".
  • Launches enterprizCloud and bizCloud.
  • First in Greater China to launch Direct Carrier Billing service for Google Play App purchases.
  • Deploys a 100G optical backbone network.
  • Launch of LTE Cat 4 network provide data speed of up to 150Mbps.
  • Acquires 10MHz spectrum in the 2600MHz band (shared under 50/50 joint venture).

2012

  • Launches 4G LTE service, offering data speeds up to 100Mbps.
  • Boasts the largest amount of available radio spectrum for service provision in Hong Kong.
  • Acquires 30MHz TDD-LTE spectrum in the 2.3GHz band.
  • Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong and Vodafone launch a strategic partnership in Hong Kong as part of an agreement with the Conexus Mobile Alliance.
  • Launches world-class Internet platform AMS-IX Hong Kong.

2011

  • Included as a constituent of the Hang Seng Sustainability Benchmark Index.
  • Forms strategic partnership with Vodafone Group in Hong Kong.
  • HGC becomes one of the accredited Securities and Derivatives Network (SDNet/2) service vendors for Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited.
  • Acquires 10MHz spectrum in the 900MHz band.
  • Launch of "3Home Broadband" to storm the residential broadband market.