HKBN

Retail Asia30/05/2019

HKBN has launched a new range of bundled broadband and pay TV offers for both enterprise and consumer customers, in collaboration with TVB. Subscribers to HKBN Enterprise Solutions will be able to sign up for a 100Mbps business broadband service for prices starting at HK$588 on a 24-month contract. The service will be bundled with […]

Retail Asia07/05/2019

HKBN has secured approval from the Communications Authority to complete its acquisition of WTT Holding after making new commitments to the regulator. HKBN and WTT revealed plans in August last year to merger through an all stock deal valuing WTT at HK$10.5 billion. But the Communications Authority subsequently announced that it had identified a number of […]

Retail Asia04/04/2019

Hong Kong fixed line operator HKBN and broadcaster TVB have expanded their strategic partnership to the enterprise market, offering business customers coupons offering discounts on each other’s services bundled with a contract. Under the collaboration, business customers of both companies will be eligible for discounts worth up to 50% of their total service contract for […]

Retail Asia27/04/2018

Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN) has promised to implement new data protection measures for its customer data in the next three months in response to a targeted cyberattack discovered last week. Under the new measures, all personal information of customers whose accounts have been closed will be kept for six months, instead of seven years, and […]

Retail Asia23/04/2018

Hong Kong’s HKBN has reported a strong 423.4% increase in net profit for the six months ending in February to HK$241 million ($30.7 million), partly as a result of strong residential and enterprise growth. Adjusted for amortisation and non-recurring finance costs, profit grew 70% year-on-year to HK$295.4 million, the operator said. Revenue for the six month […]

Retail Asia16/04/2018

Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN) and free to air TV broadcaster Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) have launched a new joint mobile service plan offering a shared data allocation for customers roaming internationally. The new plan includes a free Global Phone, an Android-based smartphone that uses CloudSIM technology to provide mobile network service across more than 60 countries and […]

Retail Asia22/04/2017

HKBN has reported a 66% decline in net profit for the first quarter of 2017 to HK$46 million ($5.9 million), due in part to investments associated with the operator’s entry into the mobile market as an MVNO. But revenue grew 25% to HK$1.53 billion as the company accelerated growth in both its residential and enterprise […]

Retail Asia09/11/2016

HKBN has expanded its relationship with broadcaster TVB covering the delivery of TVB’s myTV SUPER set-top box service. The operator has ordered an additional 450,000 set top boxes from TVB to meet customer demand, and has raised its target for the number of set-top boxes to be installed by the end of 2019 to 850,000. […]

Retail Asia31/10/2016

Hong Kong Broadband Network’s new Mobile Services MVNO division has launched a line of Greater China 4G plans for corporate customers who frequently travel between mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. The new mobile plans include data allocations shareable across the four markets via a single SIM. HKBN is using China Mobile Hong Kong’s […]

Retail Asia20/07/2016

Hong Kong ISP HKBN has secured a license from telecoms regulator OFCA to offer MVNO services in the market. OFCA has granted HKBN an expanded services-based operator license to allow the company to offer mobile services using the infrastructure of established mobile network operators. The company has signed an agreement with China Mobile Hong Kong, […]

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HKBN launches broadband-pay TV bundles

HKBN cleared to merge with WTT

HKBN, TVB extend partnership to enterprise segment

HKBN to strengthen data protection measures

HKBN profit surges 423.4% in 1H18

HKBN launches roaming-focused mobile plan

HKBN profit falls 66% in 1H17

HKBN expands OTT video tie-up with TVB

HKBN Mobile launches Greater China 4G plans

HKBN awarded MVNO license