SmarTone Telecommunications : undertakes full speed 5G network construction at community isolation and treatment facilities First to complete San Tin 5G network construction

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SmarTone undertakes full speed 5G network construction at community isolation

and treatment facilities First to complete San Tin 5G network construction

Deliver 5G Wi-Fi router and free local data card instantly to on-site frontline healthcare workers

(Hong Kong, 10th March 2022) SmarTone recently announced the construction of 5G network at ten community isolation and treatment facilities. SmarTone's engineering team has been working around the clock, and is the first network operator to complete its 5G network construction at San Tin. The SmarTone team has also arranged immediate deliveries of 5G Wi-Fi routers and free local data cards to on-site frontline healthcare workers, helping them stay in seamless connection with the outside world during their anti-pandemic works through SmarTone's quality and stable 5G network.

The SmarTone team is the first to delivery 5G Wi-Fi routers and free local data cards to community isolation and treatment facilities at San Tin, Tam Mei, Tsing Yi, and the Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities Island of the Hong Kong Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. We will lend our full support to completion of SmarTone 5G network settings, to help frontline healthcare workers begin their anti-pandemic efforts immediately. SmarTone will continue to delivery 5G Wi-Fi routers and data cards to other community isolation and treatment facilities, including those at United Court, Fanling, Hung Shui Kiu, Kai Tak, Lok Ma Chau and Penny's Bay.

SmarTone has always believed in "Building Networks with Heart". Not only have we arranged extra 100GB of free local data, unlimited local voice minutes^, 1-month free JOOX VIP music service# and hmvod standard plan to SmarTone and Birdie customers undergoing quarantine at quarantine centres, we have also arranged for extra 200GB of free local data for frontline healthcare workers* currently using SmarTone and Birdie mobile monthly plans.

SmarTone had announced the full speed construction of 5G network infrastructure at ten community isolation and treatment facilities, including the building of 5G base stations, fibre/microwave backhaul time, etc. We have already completed 5G network construction at San Tin, with the work in Tam Mei expected to finish in the next few weeks. SmarTone is also in talks with the Hong Kong Government and relevant departments regarding the 5G network construction at other facilities including United Court, Fanling, Hung Shui Kiu, Kai Tak, Lok Ma Chau, Penny's Bay, Tsing Yi, and the Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities Island of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, to complete the work as soon as possible.

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Terms & Conditions:

^Customers will need to provide designated proof of quarantine. This arrangement is valid for 30 days from registration. T&C apply.

*This arrangement is only applicable to existing SmarTone and Birdie mobile monthly plan customers and is valid for 30 days from the day of application. Customers will need to provide designated proof of their employee card. T&C apply.

#Please register for service before 31 March 2022