PCCW

Hong Kong-based PCCW reached a deal to sell a stake in its OTT video streaming service Viu to French broadcaster Canal+ for $200 million, as part of a wider strategic partnership to drive growth.

LIVE FROM 5G ASIA, SINGAPORE: Wing Lee, CEO of Malaysian mobile operator YTL Communications (pictured, third from left), insisted it is not cost effective to scale 5G nationwide and outlined plans to deploy non-standalone (NSA) in specific areas to support…

LIVE FROM 5G WORLD, LONDON: Discussions by operators around 5G deployment strategies highlighted key differences in approach, with some aiming to be pioneers and others taking a more measured approach.

HKT and its parent company PCCW partnered Standard Chartered Bank and travel-focused fintech Ctrip Finance to set up a joint venture to operate a virtual bank in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong based PCCW lined up $110 million of investment in its internet media and entertainment business from Foxconn Ventures, Singapore’s state investor Temasek Holdings and Hony Capital.

The faint whiff of sweat greeting visitors as they entered the Acropolis Convention Centre in Nice to attend this year’s TM Forum Live could have been a consequence of the enhanced level of security this year – or the result…

CK Hutchison’s 3 UK signed a deal to buy telecoms fixed wireless operator UK Broadband from Hong Kong-based quad-play company PCCW for £250 million. UK Broadband provides wireless spectrum to organisations in London and the south west of England.