Published: 8:02am, 11 Aug, 2018 Updated: 8:44am, 11 Aug, 2018
Hong Kong’s ambition of becoming a technology-driven smart city has encountered problems as mobile operators and satellite companies fight for rights to use the C-band frequency range to develop fast 5G networks. The city’s two satellite operators use the C-band under a legally binding agreement but the four mobile operators need it for 5G. The Greater Bay Area Plan integrates Hong Kong, Macau and nine other cities in Guangdong into a business, science and technology hub. The city’s Communications Authority has to make the final decision and is consulting all sides. Its first solution was rejected by all the companies.