Number of external telecommunications service operators Hong Kong 2013-2023

Note from data: The external telecommunications service operators include facility-based external fixed network operators and service-based external telecommunications service operators. The former refer to operators which establish their own networks for the provision of external telecommunications services. As for the latter, they refer to telecommunications service providers which rely on the fixed networks established by facility-based operators to provide their own telecommunications services. Service-based external telecommunications operators may establish some facilities such as switches, routers, servers within buildings and leased land for the provision of telecommunications services.

External fixed telecommunications service providers include all licensees authorised to provide facility-based external telecommunications services (ETS) under UCL and service-based ETS under services-based operator (SBO) licence.