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Hong Kong Broadband Network ('''HKBN''', ) is one of the most eminent Fixed Telecommunications Network Service Provider in Hong Kong . It is the wholly-owned subsidiary of City Telecom (H.K.) Limited engages in the provision of Broadband Internet Access (1000 Mbit/s, 200 Mbit/s, 100 Mbit/s, 50 Mbit/s, 25 Mbit/s & 10 Mbit/s), telephony, IP-TV, mobile and corporate data services for residential and corporate market in Hong Kong . HKBN built its own network infrastructure with Metro Ethernet IP technology, being the largest alternative end-to-end network in Hong Kong. Empowered by its backbone connected by fibre optic, it offers flexibility in bandwidth provision ranges from 10 Mbit/s to 1000 Mbit/s. Apart from Internet access service, HKBN began providing Telephony and IP-TV services in Hong Kong in 2002 and 2003, respectively. It also provides off-net Voice-over-IP (VoIP) service under the brandname "2b" (2nd generation) Broadband Phone. SERVICES PROVIDED HKBN provides numerous services including:
ESTABLISHMENT OF HKBN Hong Kong Broadband Network was established in 1999. It is the wholly-owned subsidiary of City Telecom (H.K.) Limited ('CTI'), a telecommunications group established in 1992 by Ricky WONG Wai Kay (), engaging in the provision of international telecommunications services. DEVELOPMENT
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MARKETING STRATEGY In support of the launch of the super-high-speed broadband service bb1000, Liu Xiang, China's first male Olympic track and field gold medalist, was invited to feature in the company's branding campaign. "The background of Liu Xiang {Link without Title} parallels our company development, with the theme 'dare to dream, dare to do and strike your best'. Liu's self-belief and persistence, as well as his 'I can do it' spirit, have delivered World Class breakthroughs from humble beginnings. We subscribe to Liu's philosophy of 'If I am not capable, I will not try, but if I can, why don't I seize the opportunity?' At HKBN, we strongly believe that the one who runs in front of oneself, is the one who writes history," said Ricky Wong, chairman of HKBN. Recently, HKBN focuses on enhancing product and service quality, thus enabling its premium pricing strategy. BROADBAND INTERNET SERVICE HKBN allots 10 Mbit/s, 25 Mbit/s, 50 Mbit/s, 100 Mbit/s, 200 Mbit/s and 1000 Mbit/s of bi-directional transmission broadband Internet access services through a network made up of Optical Fibre and high grade Category 5 Cable s (CAT-5E). In June 2002, Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited built up the largest Metro Ethernet network in the world and confirmed by Cisco Systems . In October 2005, HKBN has become the first service provider in the world to achieve the Cisco Powered Network Metro Ethernet QoS Certified status. This IP network has already covered 65% of the market, that is, approximately 1.3 million families in Hong Kong in August 2006 and HKBN targets to expand its coverage to 1.8 million families. HKBN also provides value-added services—for instance, newsgroups and personal webpage Yet after all this they still can't manage to provide a webpage in English TELEPHONY SERVICE HKBN provides local telephony service. Value-added services are also provided upon request (with additional charges).
BROADBAND TELEPHONE SERVICE Broadband telephone service is provided through the broadband network with a broadband phone box, which supports Internet access and telephone service at the same time.
The following table shows the differences in functions between the two telephone services:
DIGITAL TV (IP-TV) SERVICE By deploying Internet Protocol (IP) technology with Metro Ethernet network platform, HKBN launched Digital TV ('HKBN Digital TV') service in August 2003.
IDD SERVICE HKBN provides IDD0030 international calling service to both land-line and mobile phones. Free minutes are available to the International Call Forwarding Service or IDD service. In addition, the charge is based on 6-second increments. A complimentary Hong Kong ring tone is also available. LICENSES HKBN acquired a Fixed Telecommunications Network Services license in 2002. Since then, it became one of the major local fixed telecom network service providers offering broadband Internet access, telephony, IP-TV, mobile and corporate data services. SEE ALSO
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