The blog / A personal notebook
Notes along the way.
On networks, software, sound, and whatever connects them.
The Hilltop Scarcity Illusion: Why Hong Kong's Rural Mobile Blackspots Are an Allocation Failure
An engineering and geospatial analysis of 39 hilltop station positions and 471 terrain paths across Hong Kong, showing that rural mobile blackspots stem from restricted access to existing radio structures rather than a physical shortage of summits.
Full Working NSG on a Locked Sony Xperia via Temp Root and QRTR Bridge
Enable full Qualcomm DIAG logging in Network Signal Guru on a locked Sony Xperia 1 V using temporary root and a lightweight QRTR bridge.
The Sandy Ridge Illusion: Why Mega-Datacentres Won't Build Hong Kong's AI Economy
A critical analysis of the Sandy Ridge AI computing project, examining sole-bidder risks, severe utility bottlenecks, compute-export economics, and why raw capacity fails to cultivate a domestic technology industry.
The Stagnation of HKIX: Why Hong Kong's Anchor IX Needs Commercial Reform
An analysis of plateauing traffic growth at HKIX, the compounding costs of local loops and satellite site reseller markups, and why academic facility neutrality no longer aligns with modern peering realities.
Rural 5G in Hong Kong: From Site Selection to Useful Coverage
A review of nine rural 5G locations, examining existing infrastructure, antenna placement, and field observations alongside revised propagation simulations from Tai Tam.
Hong Kong's Rural Fibre Subsidy: Public Funds Delivered No Competition
An engineering and policy analysis of OFCA's Village Subsidy Scheme, revealing how outdoor manhole demarcations, ODN carve-outs, and extreme NIP fragmentation neutralized third-party GPON FTTH.
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