CK Hutchison Holdings

AlefEdge Secures Series B Financing

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Thursday, May 7, 2020

AlefEdge , the Edge Internet leader, today confirmed it had completed a Series B preferred round of financing in April.

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  • AlefEdge , the Edge Internet leader, today confirmed it had completed a Series B preferred round of financing in April.
  • AlefEdge invented the concept of control and application layer separation that has formed todays understanding of SD-ME.
  • Over the past few years, AlefEdge has hardened a production-ready SD-ME capability that will enable application developers to take full advantage of the power of the Edge Internet, said AlefEdge Executive Chairman Mike Mulica.
  • AlefEdge has already been deployed across multiple connectivity technologies, including 3G, 4G LTE/CBRS, and Wi-Fi, as we get ready for 5G.

China Mobile teams up with Ubitus to launch 5G Cloud Game Streaming Service (UGAME)

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

HONG KONG, March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ubitus K.K., the worldwide cloud gaming technology leader, and China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited, the advanced telecommunication service provider in Hong Kong, China, are excited to announce their partnership in 5G cloud gaming service.

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  • HONG KONG, March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ubitus K.K., the worldwide cloud gaming technology leader, and China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited, the advanced telecommunication service provider in Hong Kong, China, are excited to announce their partnership in 5G cloud gaming service.
  • CMHK is the first operator in Hong Kong to launch its gaming service "UGAME" on mobile and UTV devices.
  • It selects Ubitus to help shape the future of mobile game streaming and strengthen the service in this year.
  • The strategy is taking subscription plans to attract more 5G users by offering advanced performance powered by CMHK 5G network.

China Mobile teams up with Ubitus to launch 5G Cloud Game Streaming Service (UGAME)

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

HONG KONG, March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ubitus K.K., the worldwide cloud gaming technology leader, and China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited, the advanced telecommunication service provider in Hong Kong, China, are excited to announce their partnership in 5G cloud gaming service.

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  • HONG KONG, March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ubitus K.K., the worldwide cloud gaming technology leader, and China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited, the advanced telecommunication service provider in Hong Kong, China, are excited to announce their partnership in 5G cloud gaming service.
  • CMHK is the first operator in Hong Kong to launch its gaming service "UGAME" on mobile and UTV devices.
  • It selects Ubitus to help shape the future of mobile game streaming and strengthen the service in this year.
  • With its comprehensive GDK (game development kit), Ubitus provides a fast-to-market onboarding solution to support game companies in Japan and overseas, who are interested in cloud gaming.

Vietnam Telecoms Industry Insights, 2014-2025 - CapEx Investments, Mobile Subscribers & Revenue, Broadband Subscribers and Thematics - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, March 30, 2020

With already strong mobile phone penetration and emerging fixed broadband take-up in households, future growth is likely to remain solid despite an aging population over the long term.

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  • With already strong mobile phone penetration and emerging fixed broadband take-up in households, future growth is likely to remain solid despite an aging population over the long term.
  • The ratio of the telecommunications sector revenue to GDP is declining from a peak in 2015, sliding down every year since then.
  • Mobile revenue is growing faster than mobile subscription numbers leading to ARPU growth as the market transitions from 2G & 3G to 4G mobile data services.
  • In early 2020, the mobile subscriptions market just passed a tipping point with 3G and 4G subscribers exceeding 2G mobile subscriptions for the first time.

Hutchison Drei Austria Selects Metaswitch MaX UC Platform for Business Service Expansion

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Hutchison Drei Austria has 3.9 million customers across consumer, business, prepaid and both fixed and mobile wholesale markets.

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  • Hutchison Drei Austria has 3.9 million customers across consumer, business, prepaid and both fixed and mobile wholesale markets.
  • Metaswitchs MaX UC provides Hutchison Drei Austria with a complete business application platform tightly integrated with its IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) in a private cloud, transforming its infrastructure to all-IP.
  • Hutchison Drei Austria required a differentiated mobile native UC solution to disrupt the incumbent business communications market and become a dominant player for UC&C and SIP Trunking in Austria, said Metaswitch Vice President of Unified Communications Products John Tucker.
  • Hutchison Drei Austria GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (Hong Kong) and part of the 3Group Europe.

IPification secure mobile authentication available to 3 Hong Kong subscribers

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Monday, January 13, 2020

Benefit Vantage Limited, developer of IPification seamless authentication solution , and leading mobile operator 3 Hong Kong, are proud to announce the deployment of IPification mobile authentication solution.

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  • Benefit Vantage Limited, developer of IPification seamless authentication solution , and leading mobile operator 3 Hong Kong, are proud to announce the deployment of IPification mobile authentication solution.
  • "Integrating our solution into 3 Hong Kongs mobile network and providing the best mobile authentication technology to the Hong Kong market is an important milestone for us," said Harry Cheung, Founder and President of IPification.
  • "3 Hong Kong is pleased to be the first mobile operator in Hong Kong to bring the GSMAs Mobile Connect compliant IPification solution to the market," Kenny Koo, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited, stated.
  • IPification is determined to forge seamless and secure mobile internet experience shoulder to shoulder with 3 Hong Kong, in order to support growing usage of these technologies and Hong Kongs transformation into a smart city.

Vodafone partners with Nokia to deliver 5G

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Monday, December 30, 2019

Espoo, Finland Vodafone Hutchison Australia customers will soon enjoy the benefits of 5G technology with the announcement today that Vodafone has partnered with Nokia to commence the roll out of its 5G network in the first half of 2020.

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  • Espoo, Finland Vodafone Hutchison Australia customers will soon enjoy the benefits of 5G technology with the announcement today that Vodafone has partnered with Nokia to commence the roll out of its 5G network in the first half of 2020.
  • The partnership with Nokia has also enabled Vodafone to fast track its 5G delivery and to switch on its first group of 5G sites in and around Paramatta in the coming months.
  • Federico Guilln, President, Customer Operations EMEA & APAC at Nokia, said Nokia was pleased to be further strengthening its relationship with Vodafone Hutchison Australia.
  • The agreement between Vodafone and Nokia is for a term of at least5 years and enables Vodafone to place orders with Nokia for site delivery, thus allowing Vodafone to scale up or down the pace of its 5G rollout according to its requirements.

Papua New Guinea Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Statistics and Analyses 2019 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, December 13, 2019

The "Papua New Guinea - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Papua New Guinea - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • 2G still exists in many rural and remote areas, with 3G and 4G LTE centred more on urban areas.
  • The impending launch of the Kacific-1 satellite in December 2019 will do much to improve mobile services in PNG.
  • Papua New Guinea is also being guided by its medium-term plan, The Papua New Guinea Development Strategic Plan.

Strategy Analytics: Low Cost 4G Handsets Key to Unlocking Network Efficiencies and Societal Gains

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Thursday, October 24, 2019

Low cost 4G LTE smartphones and smart feature phones are key products in the global drive to connect the unconnected and facilitate 2G/3G user migration to more efficient networks in global markets.

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  • Low cost 4G LTE smartphones and smart feature phones are key products in the global drive to connect the unconnected and facilitate 2G/3G user migration to more efficient networks in global markets.
  • These are the findings of the Strategy Analytics Emerging Device Technologies report Low Cost 4G Handsets: Market Dynamics and Opportunities , which identifies a range of initiatives that developing market operators can pursue to improve migration from 2G and 3G and stimulate 4G adoption in new user segments.
  • One of the most important trends taking place in the handset industry today is the rapidly falling price of 4G smartphones and feature phones, comments Ken Hyers, Director at Strategy Analytics.
  • Beyond initiatives to reduce 4G handset production costs, operators are increasingly working on improving overall affordability, notes Phil Kendall, Director at Strategy Analytics.

DayTwo Announces Strategic Investment by Longliv Ventures, a Member of CK Hutchison Holdings Group, Cathay Innovation and by Samsung NEXT

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Thursday, October 3, 2019

Longliv Ventures, Cathay Innovation and Samsung NEXT will participate in the company's Series B financing, announced in June of this year.

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  • Longliv Ventures, Cathay Innovation and Samsung NEXT will participate in the company's Series B financing, announced in June of this year.
  • The partnerships with Longliv ventures and Samsung NEXT catalyze DayTwo's go-to-market initiatives in Europe and Asia."
  • "Such solutions could benefit from the CK Hutchison Holdings global footprint which includes the A.S. Watson Group, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer.
  • We believe this is a winning combination and a promising example of the revolution in healthcare which Cathay Innovation fosters.