HKBN is an ISP / Retail Broadband Provider — it sells internet, broadband, mobile and other telecom/ICT services directly to residential and enterprise customers (Source).
HKBN is also a Network Operator — it builds, owns and operates its own fibre‑optic (and associated) network infrastructure across Hong Kong (Source).
Hong Kong
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Organization: Any kind of organization. The Organization class represents a kind of Agent corresponding to social instititutions such as companies, societies etc.
About
Founded on 23 August 1999. In June 2024, HKBN partnered with Nokia to deploy a 25G‑PON fibre solution — making HKBN the first fixed‑network operator in Asia to roll out 25 G‑PON for residential and enterprise customers (Source), (Source).
Operator Characteristics
Retail-only ISP?
No
HKBN is not retail-only; Because HKBN builds and owns its network infrastructure, not merely resells a third‑party network (Source).
Wholesale-only Network Operator?
No
HKBN is not wholesale-only; HKBN sells retail broadband and telecom services to end‑users; it is not just a wholesaler (Source).
Business-only ISP?
No
HKBN is not business-only; HKBN serves both residential (home broadband) and enterprise/customers (business broadband, ICT services, MetroNet etc.) (Source).