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{{Short description|Telecommunications company in Hong Kong}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited
| logo = File:CMHK Logo.png
| trading_name = CMHK
| native_name = 中國移動香港有限公司
| native_name_lang = zh-HK
| former_name = PEOPLES Telephone Company Limited
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| genre =
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1994|06|28}}<br />(as PEOPLES)
| founder =
| location_country = [[Hong Kong]]
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| area_served = [[Hong Kong]]
| industry = [[Mobile communication]]
| products = {{Hlist|[[Mobile phone|Mobile telephones]]|[[Internet service provider|Internet services]]|[[Broadband]]}}
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| parent = [[China Mobile]]
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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.hk.chinamobile.com/en/home}}
}}

'''China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited''' or '''CMHK''' ({{zh|t=中國移動香港有限公司}}), is a wholly owned subsidiary of [[China Mobile]]. The company was incepted in January 1997 and was the first PCS operator to launch such services in [[Hong Kong]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ofta.gov.hk:80/en/telecom_fact/milestones/main.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209223534/http://www.ofta.gov.hk/en/telecom_fact/milestones/main.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 February 2010|title=OFTA, Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Hong Kong|date=2010-02-09|access-date=2018-05-03}}</ref> CMHK is currently the largest telecommunications operator in Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hk.chinamobile.com/en/about_us/corporate_overview/|title=Corporate Overview of CMHK|website=www.hk.chinamobile.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-03}}</ref>
[[File:HK Tung Chung 富東邨 Fu Tung Estate Plaza mall shop China Mobile April 2016 DSC.JPG|thumb|CMHK Store in Hong Kong.]]

== History ==
In June 1994, the company was first launched and established as '''PEOPLES Telephone Company Limited''' in Hong Kong and was awarded a PCS license in 1996 September. In May 2000, it was the first operator in Hong Kong to launch an open portal WAP service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/companies/0489944D:HK-china-mobile-peoples-telephone-co-ltd|title=China Mobile Peoples Telephone Co Ltd: Company Profile - Bloomberg|website=Bloomberg|language=en|access-date=2018-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr00-01/english/hc/sub_leg/sc03/papers/a1269-04e.pdf|title=Written Submission to Legislative Council Subcommittee on draft Telecommunications (Method for Determining Spectrum Utilization Fees) (Third Generation Mobile Services) Regulation and draft Telecommunications (Designation of Frequency Bands Subject to Payment of Spectrum Utilization Fees) Order.|access-date=2018-05-03}}</ref>

On 25 February 2004, it changed its name to '''China Resources Peoples Telephone Company Limited''' ({{lang|zh-HK|華潤萬眾香港有限公司}}), named by its parent company at that time, [[China Resources]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://notice.singtao.com/ADMA/00331/epdf/21547-China%20Resources%20Ann_E.pdf|title=China Resources Peoples Telephone Company Limited - Announcement|website=Singtao.com|access-date=2018-05-03}}</ref>

In October 2005, it [[Takeover|acquired]] [[China Mobile]] and changed its name to '''China Mobile Peoples Telephone Company Limited''' ({{lang|zh-HK|中國移動萬眾電話有限公司}}) in April 2006. In March 2006, it was [[delisted]] and became a fully [[subsidiary]] of China Mobile.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.people.cn/200510/28/eng20051028_217535.html|title=People's Daily Online -- China Mobile to buy China Resources Peoples|last=|website=en.people.cn|access-date=2018-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://shares.telegraph.co.uk/news/article.php?id=994179&archive=1&epic=941.HK|title=China Mobile (Hong Kong) to take over China Resources Peoples Telephone - Market News {{!}} Shares & Markets - Telegraph|website=shares.telegraph.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-05-03}}</ref>

In December 2008, it changed its name to '''China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited''' but kept its brand name "''Peoples''".

In December 2012, China Mobile Hong Kong launched the world's first network TD-LTE/LTE FDD fusion (4G) for roaming.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gizmochina.com/2012/11/05/china-mobile-hong-kong-release-td-lte-this-year/|title=China Mobile Hong Kong release TD-LTE this year - Gizmochina|date=2012-11-05|work=Gizmochina|access-date=2018-05-03|language=en-US}}</ref>

In December 2013, CMHK launched its new corporate brand, plus its commercial brand "''and!''".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.marketing-interactive.com/china-mobile-debuts-new-commercial-brand-revamped-logo/|title=China Mobile pursues a new dream|last=Chan|first=Jennifer|work=Marketing Interactive|access-date=2018-05-03|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hk.chinamobile.com/en/about_us/media_centre/NewsPDF/20131219pr.html|title=China Mobile Hong Kong Launches New Corporate Brand, plus Commercial Brand "and!"|website=www.hk.chinamobile.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-03}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Service==

=== Mobile network ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Frequencies used on CMHK in Hong Kong
|-
! Frequency !! Frequency Width !! Protocol !! Notes
|-
| 900 MHz (905~910;950~955) || 2*5 MHz || [[GSM]]/[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]] ||
|-
| 1800 MHz (1750~1760;1845~1855)+(1770~1780;1865~1875) || 2*20 MHz (not contiguous) || [[GSM]]/[[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]] ||
|-
| 2100 MHz (1925.3–1935.2;2115.3–2125.2 ) || 2*10 MHz || [[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]]/3G || 2x5MHz 3G freq: 2127.6;1937.6 rent PCCW-HKT
|-
| 2300 MHz (2330~2360) || 30 MHz || [[TD-LTE]] || 20+10 Carrier aggregation
|-
| 2600 MHz (2670-2690;2550-2570) || 2x20MHz || [[LTE (telecommunication)|LTE]] || swap spectrum with HKT<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.coms-auth.hk/filemanager/statement/en/upload/351/ca_statements20160114_en.pdf|title=Frequency Swap between China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited and Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT) Limited in the 2600 MHz Band|website=coms-auth.hk|date=19 January 2016|access-date=26 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 3.5 GHz (3380-3460) || 80 MHz || [[5G NR]] ||
|-
| 4.9 GHz (4800-4880) || 80 MHz || ||
|}

As of June 2017, CMHK has 8.274 million subscribers, making them the largest mobile network operator in Hong Kong.<ref>China Mobile group only releases annual report of its [http://www.chinamobileltd.com/sc/ir/webcasts/pre170810.pdf total subscribers which is around 866 million users as of June 2017, which includes mainland China operations and Hong Kong operations]. With the [http://www.ofca.gov.hk/filemanager/ofca/sc/content_108/wireless_c.pdf total number of mobile users in Hong Kong being over 17 million], and subtracting subscribers of other three networks in Hong Kong, the results are remaining subscribers of CMHK, which is around 8 million users.</ref> As of May 2018, CMHK provided network service 4.5G, 4G LTE (LTE FDD and TD-LTE), 3GHSPA, GPRS and EDGE.

As a subsidiary of China Mobile, CMHK has launched a series of cross-border mobile services for customers traveling between [[Hong Kong]], [[Mainland China]] and around the world.

=== Home broadband ===
In 2017, CMHK launched their home broadband services with 3 plans of internet speed selection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hk.chinamobile.com/tc/about_us/media_centre/NewsPDF/20170126pr.html|title=中國移動香港進攻家居寬頻市場|website=www.hk.chinamobile.com|language=zh-hk|trans-title=CMHK to enter home broadband market|access-date=2018-05-03|archive-date=29 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129011154/http://www.hk.chinamobile.com/tc/about_us/media_centre/NewsPDF/20170126pr.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|China Mobile in Hong Kong}}
*[https://www.hk.chinamobile.com/en/ Official website]

{{Hong Kong mobile phone companies}}
{{Major telecommunications companies}}
{{authority control}}

[[Category:China Mobile]]
[[Category:Mobile phone companies of Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Telecommunications companies established in 1994]]
[[Category:Companies formerly listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange]]

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