Communications in Hong Kong includes a wide-ranging and sophisticated network of radio,television,telephone,Internet,and related online services,reflecting Hong Kong's thriving commerce and international importance.
Orange S.A.,formerly France Télécom S.A. is a French multinational telecommunications corporation. It has 266 million customers worldwide and employs 89,000 people in France and 59,000 people elsewhere. In 2015,the group had a revenue of €40 billion. The company's head office is located in Issy-les-Moulineaux.
PCCW Limited is a Hong Kong-based information and communication technology (ICT) company.
China Mobile is the trade name of both China Mobile Limited and its ultimate controlling shareholder,China Mobile Communications Group Co.,Ltd.,a Chinese state-owned company. China Mobile Limited provides mobile voice and multimedia services through its nationwide mobile telecommunications network across mainland China and Hong Kong. China Mobile is the largest wireless carrier in China,with 945.50 million subscribers as of June 2021.
SK Telecom Co.,Ltd.,abbreviated as SKT is a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator and former film distributor and is part of the SK Group,one of the country's largest chaebols. It leads the local market with 50.5 percent share as of 2008. SK Telecom is the largest wireless carrier in South Korea,with 27.019 million subscribers as of Q4 2017.
Internet Protocol television (IPTV) is the delivery of television content over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. This is in contrast to delivery through traditional terrestrial,satellite,and cable television formats. Unlike downloaded media,IPTV offers the ability to stream the source media continuously. As a result,a client media player can begin playing the content almost immediately. This is known as streaming media.
KCOM Group is a UK communications and IT services provider. Its headquarters are in the city of Kingston upon Hull,and it serves local residents and businesses with Internet and telephony services. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange but is now privately owned by Macquarie Group.
CSL Mobile Limited is a Hong Kong telecommunications company,which operates mobile network brands of "csl","1O1O" and "Club SIM". CSL is a subsidiary of Hong Kong Telecom (HKT) and was Hong Kong's first mobile communications operator established in 1983,and also the first network to launch the world’s first dual band 4G LTE network with DC-HSPA+.
City Telecom (H.K.) Limited was a Hong Kong telecommunications group that was established in 1992. It was a provider of fixed line,international direct dialing services,and later an internet service provider via a subsidiary and brand Hong Kong Broadband Network. After selling its main business,the parent company was renamed Hong Kong Television Network in order to attempt to enter the free-to-air television market of Hong Kong.
Now TV is a pay-TV service provider in Hong Kong operated by PCCW Media Limited,a wholly owned subsidiary of PCCW. Launched on 26 September 2003,its TV signal is transmitted with IPTV technology through HKT's fixed broadband network.
HKBN Ltd.,commonly known for its subsidiary Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited,is a Hong Kong-based Internet,communication and telecommunication company. HKBN was established on 23 August 1999,it is one of the largest residential and enterprise internet,communication and telecommunications service providers in Hong Kong.
In telecommunications,quadruple playor quad play is a marketing term combining the triple play service of broadband Internet access,television and telephone with wireless service provisions. This service set is also sometimes referred to as "The Fantastic Four".
Now is a subscription over-the-top streaming television service operated by British satellite television provider Sky Group. Launched in the United Kingdom in 2012,the service is also available in Ireland,Italy,Germany,Austria (as SkyX,Switzerland and the United States.
Moov is a subscription-based music,podcast and video streaming service that combines lossless audio and high-definition music videos with exclusive content and special features on music. Moov was launched in 2006 by Hong Kong public company PCCW.
Hutchison Asia Telecom Group or HAT,is a division of Hong Kong-based multinational conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings. The division provides telecommunications services to several Asian countries. The division was formerly incorporated as Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited,known as Hutchison Telecom or HTIL in short. It was an offshore company in the Cayman Islands and a listed company in the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. It operates GSM,3G and 4G mobile telecommunications services in Indonesia,Sri Lanka and Vietnam under brands 3,Hutch and Vietnamobile.
Ricky Wong Wai-kay is a telecom and media entrepreneur in Hong Kong. He is the chairman and founder of Hong Kong Television Network,and the founder of Hong Kong Broadband Network. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees,United College,the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Technology Venture Company Limited is a Hong Kong-based technology company primarily known for its e-commerce platform and once had plans to become a television station. HKTV currently provides an over-the-top shopping and entertainment ("shoppertainment") platform named HKTVMall.
3 Hong Kong is a telecommunications and internet service provider operating in Hong Kong by Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings,a subsidiary of CK Hutchison,operating under the global Three brand. 3 Hong Kong is the first Three-branded company,leading to the development of other operations in different locations.
HKT Limited,also known as Hong Kong Telecom,is one of the largest telecommunications companies in Hong Kong. It has a dominant position in fixed-line,mobile,IDD and broadband services in Hong Kong. HKT Group is a subsidiary of PCCW since 2000,after it was acquired from Cable &Wireless plc.
Optimum is an American telecommunications brand owned and operated by Altice USA. It is the fourth largest cable provider in the United States and a Fortune 500 company. Optimum offers Internet,television,mobile and home phone serving in Arizona,Arkansas,California,Connecticut,Idaho,Kentucky,Louisiana,Mississippi,Missouri,New Jersey,Long Island and New York,North Carolina,Ohio,Oklahoma,Pennsylvania,Texas,and West Virginia.
