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Hong Kong FWA Services Market Set for 9.6% Growth

Analysis from GlobalData is priced service plans and bundling
forecasting that fixed wireless access “Competitive, feature-rich plans from digital home services, operators can
(FWA) service revenue in Hong Kong is the operators will also help drive its unlock higher ARPU [average revenue
expected to increase at a “healthy” adoption over the forecast period. For per user], accelerate market
compound annual growth rate instance, HKBN’s 5G Home Broadband penetration in underserved areas and
(CAGR) of 9.6% between 2025 and Plan provides unlimited 5G diversify beyond traditional revenues.”
2030. broadband data (subject to a 300GB
with a fair-usage policy) for HKD118 GlobalData believes the Hong Kong
The latest Hong Kong Total Fixed per month on a 24-month contract, government’s smart city initiatives will
Communications Forecast set out to along with a seven-day trial also open new opportunities for FWA,
quantify current and future demand guarantee. The plan also includes a especially 5G FWA, which can deliver
and spending on mobile services for waiver of the HKD28 monthly high-speed internet to power
the special administrative region of administration fee and applications such as the digital
China. It noted that growth was being complimentary access to the basic economy, digital governance and
driven by Hong Kong’s extensive 5G HomeShield security plan.” e-health services, while supporting
network coverage and could also be the city’s dense urban environment
attributed to local operators’ efforts to In addition to HKBN, the study noted and digital transformation goals
expand FWA services and position it that operators such as 3 Hong Kong under the Smart City Blueprint 2.0.
as an alternative to traditional fibre and HKT are also using their extensive
broadband services for both 5G networks to offer home broadband The original blueprint was set out in
residential and commercial sectors, services, particularly in areas with December 2017, outlining 76 initiatives
meeting growing demand for high- limited fibre infrastructure. It cited HKT under six smart areas, namely Smart
speed connectivity in areas where as recently having successfully Mobility, Smart Living, Smart
extending fibre lines is challenging. deployed mmWave-based FWA to Environment, Smart People, Smart
deliver ultra-high-speed internet to Government and Smart Economy.
“High-density urban and suburban rural areas and outlying islands. Blueprint 2.0 puts forth more than 130
centres of Hong Kong create a strong initiatives that continue to enhance
business case for FWA services due to “Growing demand for FWA provides and expand existing city
their cost-effective and rapid operators a strong revenue management measures and services.
deployments without the complex opportunity by expanding home and The new initiatives aim to bring
infrastructure and civil work required SME broadband without the high benefits and convenience to the
for extending fibre-optic lines to such capital intensity of fibre roll-out,” Misra public so that residents can better
locations,” said Neha Misra, senior added. “By leveraging nationwide 5G perceive the benefits of smart city
analyst at GlobalData. coverage, introducing competitively innovation and technology.

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