The companies are planning interoperability tests and field trials based on the as-yet undefined 3GPP standard for 5G and are focusing on a standalone new radio network. Read more...

Hong Kong Telecom's claims that the government is refusing to free up more spectrum for 5G are "reckless and unreasonable," says the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA). Read more...

The Hong Kong Communications Authority (HKCA) may offer incumbents first refusal on 900 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrum where licences expire in 2020/2021, but it has also proposed an auction. Read more...

Senior officials from China Mobile and Huawei emphasised the importance of the C-band for future deployments of TD-LTE at a recent spectrum workshop hosted by the Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI). Read more...

A combination of an auction and an administrative assignment of spectrum in the 2 GHz band has allowed China Mobile to enter Hong Kong's 3G market. The incumbent operators were able to renew most of their 3G spectrum for amounts close to the reserve price. Read more...

A recent workshop on the use of spectrum for TD-LTE provided a snapshot of the current state of the technology. Read more...

Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) has issued an invitation to participate in an auction of spectrum in the 2.1 GHz band. The contest will be held in December this year. Read more...

Telecoms firm PCCW has launched a legal challenge to the Hong Kong regulator’s decision not to renew licences for a third of the city’s 2.1 GHz spectrum. The regulator plans to sell it off in the fourth quarter of this year instead. Read more...

China's three incumbents can now use TD-LTE on their networks. Read more...

Worldwide LTE roaming is still years away, according to the equipment and component manufacturers whose technologies will enable it. However, roaming between specific countries and regions is already starting to emerge. Read more...