HONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - 13 August2018 - China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) is the first network provider in Hong Kongto successfully complete end-to-end 5G network testing (client terminal toapplication). By using CPE (Customer Premises Equipment), the company has successfullybuilt a 5G network that enables an end-to-end connectivity to the Internet,computers or non-5G mobile terminals can also connect to this 5G network viaWi-Fi emitted by CPE for a smooth Internet connection. 5G compatiblesmartphones are yet to be widely available until the second half of 2019, thusearly 5G network is expected to provide Wi-Fi connectivity to 5G applicationsvia CPE.

China Mobile HongKong uses CPE for a successful Internet connection through 5G network

Among all mobile carries in HongKong, China Mobile Hong Kong is the only service provider that has triumphed inachieving end-to-end 5G Internet testing. When 5G spectrum is officiallyreleased in Hong Kong, China Mobile Hong Kong's 5G network will be ready toprovide full services to users, leading the market into the 5G era.

The lab test results produced by ChinaMobile Hong Kong are also different from those announced by other telecomoperators. China Mobile Hong Kong has successfully implemented 5G networks in astatic environment using 28GHz millimeter-wave spectrum, along with 800MHzbandwidth and 4x4 MIMO multiple-input multiple-output technology. The highestdata transmission speed achieved is 14 Gbps, which is much higher than theprevious 2 x 2 MIMO technology test results (8 Gbps) released by other mobilecarriers. In addition, when using the 3.5 GHz spectrum (100 MHz bandwidth), thehighest data transmission speed tested in an indoor environment can reach up to700 Mbps.

In March this year, China Mobile HongKong launched 'China Mobile 5G Innovation Centre Hong Kong Open Lab' where theyproactively cooperate with other industry partners in response to Hong KongGovernment initiative to promote research and innovation in technologydevelopment to build a 5G cross-industry social integration ecosystem.

In response to this initiative, ChinaMobile Hong Kong participated in a tree monitoring pilot project in Tai Tong,Yuen Long. This project utilizes NB-IoT technology, installed sensors onto thetrees to monitor and analyse their well-being with the aim of uprootingprevention. The adoption of 5G technology will enable China Mobile Hong Kong toexpand NB-IoT capacity in monitoring the health of trees throughout Hong Kong.

China Mobile Hong Kong has planned tobuild a 28GHz 5G network in selected locations by year end to conduct a fieldtest. The company is also working with partners to develop smart city relatedapplications (such as smart lamp posts) to be better equipped for 5G networkconstruction and application development.