PCCW has launched it CDMA2000-based mobile service in Hong Kong, reports The Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA). In a statement the telecoms regulator said, ‘This is the fifth 3G mobile network in Hong Kong , in addition to the four W-CDMA networks licensed in 2001. At service launch, the new network offers high speed data and voice services conforming to the CDMA2000 standard in the ‘golden bowl’ areas covering the Kowloon peninsula and the northern part of Hong Kong Island. The service coverage will be further extended to cover places such as the airport, Mass Transit Railway stations, the road tunnels and border control points.’

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