HKT unleashes more ultra-fast fibre-optic connections for Hong Kong households
New Netvigator service delivers four dedicated 1Gbps connections in one package for households, intensifying residential broadband competition amid demand for more bandwidth at an affordable rate
HKT, the largest telecommunications network operator in Hong Kong, is unleashing more ultra-fast broadband capacity to households across the city with a new service that delivers up to four multi-use, 1-gigabit per second fibre-optic connections to each residential subscriber.
The initiative intensifies broadband competition in a city where fibre-to-the-home penetration rate in households was still at 39.3 per cent as of March 31, while fibre-to-residential-building penetration was at 33.1 per cent in the same period, according to data from the Office of the Communications Authority.
While fixed-line network operators in the city have provided 1Gbps connection to the residential market for several years, HKT’s Netvigator service is pioneering the provision of four individual 1Gbps circuits for use in different residential applications at HK$458 per month under a two-year contract.
HKT's upgraded residential broadband services has come amid government efforts to establish Hong Kong as a "smart city", where digital applications and the infrastructure to support these are ubiquitous in the public and private sectors.
It is a service ideal for a growing number of households in need of dedicated high-speed bandwidth connections for a home office, video-streaming entertainment, online gaming and blanket coverage for so-called smart-home applications.