SmarTone has switched on its 4G LTE network in Hong Kong on the 1800MHz band. SmarTone’s launch of its LTE network is supported by Ericsson.

All SmarTone 3G HSPA+ price plans will now be 4G enabled. A new range of volume-based price plans has also been introduced. 4G SIM cards are required for 4G services. 4G is available as of today to selected customers by invitation.  It will be generally available to customers on September 11th.

SmarTone boosts mobile Internet speeds and capacity with its X-celerator engine. The X-celerator speeds up the Internet experience by maximising availability, shortening delays, optimising resource allocation  and utilisation using a combination of proprietary technologies, as well as increasing capacity through more efficient utilisation. Operator claims that the X-celerator engine enables SmarTone’s 3G HSPA+ network to significantly outperform others in Hong Kong and it is also applied to the SmarTone 4G network.

Earlier in June 2009, SmarTone won radio spectrum in the 1800 MHz band. SmarTone-Vodafone successfully bid for two frequency bands, each with a bandwidth of 0.8 MHz x  2.