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HKT Plans First 5G in Hong Kong

Hong Kong cellco HKT says it plans to launch
the territory’s first commercial 5G services
on 1 April, just ahead of rival Hutchison 3,
which has already announced an April launch
date. Coverage will initially be available in
districts including Causeway Bay, Wan Chai,
Admiralty, Central, Sheung Wan, Tsim Sha
Tsui, Jordan, Yau Ma Tei, Mong Kok, Hung
Hom and To Kwa Wan, as well as key sites
such as the international airport and major
shopping malls. The network will eventually
be extended to all districts and the main
subway lines. HKT says its 5G base stations
are connected to the core network via
10Gbps fiber-optic infrastructure. Fees for
the service will begin at HKD198 (USD25.50)
a month for 8GB of data transfer.

India to Launch Its First 5G Test Lab in Q3 2020

Cavli Wireless and Maker Village have with its innovative suite of solutions, is prototypes for the latest 5G technology
announced that they will join together to here to ensure that IoT solution developers standards," added Mathew. The test facility
launch India’s first 5G test lab by the third are able to experience the power of 5G will support 5G applications in the sub
quarter of 2020. A report in The Economic technology, through the test platform 6GHz band in both a standalone and non-
Times of India stated that the new lab will that will be set up," said John Mathew, standalone capacity. Vodafone Idea, Airtel,
“enable IoT OEMs and ODMs to test their chief technology architect, Cavli Wireless. Reliance Jio and BSNL have all announced
prototypes in real world settings”, as they "Cavli Wireless is proud to collaborate with plans to undertake 5G trials with the
look to speed up the developments of their Maker Village and pioneer to bring the 5G Indian government later this year, as the
5G products and services. "The launch test network lab for the IoT startups in country prepares for its first tentative 5G
of 5G technologies is expected to have a India. We are confident this platform will commercial launches in H2 2021.
transformative effect on society, especially inspire startups and companies across
with the development of smart cities. Cavli, the globe to prepare their IoT products and

Atlantic Broadband Introduces 10Gbps Speeds for Business Customers

Atlantic Broadband, the United States’ Belmont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, means these markets are now 10Gig ready,
eighth-largest cable operator, has Maryland, Delaware and Florida service so businesses looking for the enterprise-
announced the availability of symmetrical areas. The launch follows a major upgrade class speed, reliability and scale of
10Gbps fibre connectivity for its business to the cableco’s transport network. dedicated internet access (DIA) or Point-
customers in Western Pennsylvania, Heather McCallion, Vice President of to-Point solutions can be installed quickly
Rochester, New Hampshire and Southern Products and Programming at Atlantic without the need for additional network
Maine. Additional deployments are Broadband, commented: ‘The investment configuration work.’
planned this spring in the company’s by Atlantic Broadband in our core network

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