Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority is inviting companies to participate in the auction of radio spectrum in the 850 MHz, 900 MHz and 2 GHz bands for the provision of public mobile telecommunications services in Hong Kong. OFTA's information memorandum sets out the minimum spectrum utilization fee for each frequency band, the auction [...]

Hong Kong's Office of the Telecommunications Authority states that a mobile virtual network operator, Trident Telecom Ventures Limited, had notified OFTA that it relinquished its license to OFTA.
MVNO services of Trident have been suspended since December 1, 2008, when its service agreement with its hosting mobile network operator was terminated because of a contractual dispute. [...]

U.S.-based Qualcomm (QCOM) has granted China's LT Mobile Communication a worldwide patent license to develop, manufacture and sell subscriber units implementing the CDMA2000 standard.

According to local media reports, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will issue 3G licenses in December 2008 or January 2009 before the lunar new year.

Hong Kong is boosting its wireless broadband services with an invitation for applications for bidding on its new radio spectrum services.

According to China Tietong, its Hong Kong branch has gained a telecommunications unified carrier license from the Office of the Telecommunications Authority of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The Olympic Radio Management Joint Office has issued a radio control order, which says that during the 2008 Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games, the radio transmitting equipment in Beijing will be controlled during eight time periods.

Hong Kong will create the Unified Carrier License as a single licensing vehicle for fixed, mobile and converged services.