Under the agreement China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) plans to upgrade both its existing frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD) LTE networks to offer gigabit services and prepare for 5G. LTE-Advanced Pro was approved as 4.5G standard in 2015 by the regulators.
Sean Lee, director and chief executive officer CMHK said: “In order to meet the explosive growth in demands and mobile network users, as well as users’ higher expectation of network quality and device products, our partnership with Huawei Hong Kong not only upgrades our existing 4G network to 4.5G, but also offers customers unparalleled service of higher speed and lower latency through the introduction of Network Functions Virtualizations (NFV), enabling a more advanced mobile communication experience.”
Huawei president of carrier business Zou Zhilei said: “Our advanced 4.5G technology will enable CMHK to capitalise on the emerging new devices, new
