Earlier this month, OFCA mentioned it concluded the public sale of two.3 GHz and 850 MHz spectrum within the 6/7 GHz band

Hong Kong’s Workplace of the Communications Authority (OFCA) introduced the completion of the public sale of the radio spectrum within the 6/7 GHz band.

The regulator famous {that a} complete of 300 megahertz of spectrum on this band was awarded to native carriers China Cellular Hong Kong, SmartTone and Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT). Every service acquired a block of 100 megahertz with a spectrum utilization payment (SUF) of HKD 210 million ($27 million).

“Hong Kong is the primary on this planet to conduct the public sale of radio spectrum within the 6/7 GHz band for the availability of public cellular providers. Being the most important remaining single block of mid-band spectrum for cellular providers, the 6/7 GHz band will allow the deployment of 5G and sooner or later, 6G cellular communications providers, with high-speed and capability important to the longer term sustainable improvement of digital financial system and cellular broadband connectivity,” a spokesman for OFCA mentioned.

The regulator additionally said that the provisional profitable bidders are required to pay the SUFs and submit efficiency bonds to ensure compliance with community and repair rollout necessities by January 15, 2025. The task of the spectrum will take impact on or earlier than March 31, 2025, with a validity interval of 15 years.

Earlier this month, OFCA mentioned it concluded the public sale of two.3 GHz and 850 MHz spectrum.

China Cellular Hong Kong acquired the utmost allocation of fifty megahertz within the 2.3GHz spectrum band for HKD1.07 billion, mentioned OFCA.

Hutchison Telecom adopted intently behind, securing 10 megahertz within the 850MHz band —the utmost permitted — together with a further 20 megahertz within the 2.3GHz band, for a complete of HKD617 million.

In the meantime, HKT acquired 20 megahertz within the 2.3GHz band, paying HKD400 million and SmarTone obtained 10 megahertz within the 850MHz band for HKD151.5 million.

OFCA famous that it’s going to situation licenses for this spectrum for a interval of 15 years.

In June, OFCA had introduced the outcomes of the second spherical task of the frequencies within the 26 GHz and 28 GHz bands.

The regulator had said {that a} complete of 1,200 megahertz of the spectrum was anticipated to be assigned within the third quarter of this yr to China Cellular Hong Kong, HKT, Hutchison Phone Firm and SmarTone.

China Cellular Hong Kong, Hutchinson and HKT had launched business 5G providers in Hong Kong in April 2020, whereas SmarTone, introduced the launch of business 5G providers within the territory utilizing Ericsson’s Dynamic Spectrum Know-how (DSS) in Could 2020.

Native operators had acquired 200 megahertz of three.5 GHz spectrum in mid-October 2019. These 5G licenses are legitimate for a 15-year interval.