Lin Guocheng, the Chief Executive of Personal Business Administration at Hong Kong Telecommunications - SS (06823.HK), stated that the mobile communication service brands cls. and 1O1O will officially launch satellite communication services in mid-July, supporting phone calls and sending text messages with a maximum limit of 160 English letters or 70 Chinese characters. Currently, it does not support image transfer, and the Huawei Pura 70 Ultra is the only supported mobile model.

China Telecom (00728.HK) announced last month that its subsidiary, China Telecom Global, had obtained a license for mobile direct-connect satellite services from the Hong Kong Telecommunications Authority, and can now launch satellite services in Hong Kong based on the SkyTone satellite mobile system.