Sunday Communications Limited (branded as SUNDAY Communications) is a
Cayman Islands incorporated holding company, but headquartered and listed in
Hong Kong S.A.R., China. It is the parent company of a
mobile network operator
A mobile network operator (MNO), also known as a wireless service provider, wireless carrier, cellular company, or mobile network carrier, is a provider of wireless communications services that owns or controls all the elements necessary to sel ...
of Hong Kong,
Mandarin Communications
PCCW Mobile HK Limited previously known as Mandarin Communications Limited, was a subsidiary of PCCW (via HKT) involving mobile network operator of 2G and 3G in Hong Kong. It was previously owned by a Caymans-incorporated Hong Kong listed ...
(do business as SUNDAY).
History
Sunday Communications Limited, was registered in Hong Kong as a foreign company in 2000;
[ it was a listed company on the ]Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
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since March 2000.[ The group, via a subsidiary, Hong Kong incorporated ]Mandarin Communications
PCCW Mobile HK Limited previously known as Mandarin Communications Limited, was a subsidiary of PCCW (via HKT) involving mobile network operator of 2G and 3G in Hong Kong. It was previously owned by a Caymans-incorporated Hong Kong listed ...
(trading as SUNDAY), was a mobile network operator
A mobile network operator (MNO), also known as a wireless service provider, wireless carrier, cellular company, or mobile network carrier, is a provider of wireless communications services that owns or controls all the elements necessary to sel ...
of Hong Kong; Mandarin Communications itself, was incorporated in 1994[Data in Hong Kong Companies Registry] and launched operations in 1997. It provided 2G GSM, 3G, fixed line
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, and IDD services.
The majority stake of Sunday Communications was acquired by PCCW
PCCW Limited (formerly known as Pacific Century CyberWorks Limited) is a Hong Kong-based information and communications technology (ICT) company.
The company is the majority owner of telecommunications company HKT Limited, and also holds a m ...
, via a SPV, PCCW Mobile Holding No.2 Limited in 2005, from Distacom Communications, USI Holdings and other minority shareholders,[ Sunday Communications sold Mandarin Communications and other businesses to PCCW as an intra-group transaction for HK$1.9435 ]billion
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* 1,000,000,000,000, ...
and was delisted
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in 2006. Mandarin Communications, was then renamed to PCCW Mobile HK
PCCW Mobile HK Limited previously known as Mandarin Communications Limited, was a subsidiary of PCCW (via HKT) involving mobile network operator of 2G and 3G in Hong Kong. It was previously owned by a Caymans-incorporated Hong Kong listed ...
in 2007;[ Sunday Communications, as a subsidiary of PCCW, was dissolved in 2007.][
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See also
* Sun Mobile
Sun Mobile Limited (branded as SUN Mobile), formerly known as New World Mobility Limited, is a mobile network operator brand and company in Hong Kong. It is a joint venture of HKT and .
New World Mobility Limited and New World Mobility was a ...
, a mobile virtual network operator which was launched by HKT (a PCCW subsidiary) and Telecom Digital
* Craig Ehrlich
Craig Ehrlich is an American private investor and entrepreneur, the former head of the GSM Association, a trade organization which represents 800 mobile operators in 220 countries. Ehrlich played a central role in the development of the Asian c ...
, former Managing Director
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