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Hutchison 3G tipped to buy mobile phone group
News Hutchison 3G, the only holder of a UK third-generation licence not to already operate a mobile network in this country, is being tipped to buy a chain of high street shops. This would give Hutchison 3G a total of 255 shops.
[December 17, 2001, 11:39]
Hutchison 3G denies Phones 4U takeover rumours
News Reports that third-generation mobile phone licence holder Hutchison 3G is planning a multi-million pound takeover of the Phones 4U chain were denied by the company on Monday. The deal, estimated at £500m, would have given Hutchison 3G a total of...
[December 17, 2001, 12:44]
Hutchison 3G Austria GmbH Integrates Platform for Greater Autonomy and Faster Reaction Times
White Papers Hutchison 3G Austria GmbH, a 100%-owned subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited of Hong Kong, is the first purely Universal Mobile TelecommunicationS (UMTS) provider in Austria. The challenge was to unify and streamline financial, sales, and...
[May 17, 2007, 1:00]
Hutchison confronts 3G porn issue
News 3G-licence holder Hutchison 3G said on Monday that it was looking into the issue of adult services being available through its 3G devices. We have not signed any content deals with anyone offering adult services," said a Hutchison spokesman.
[October 22, 2001, 11:46]
Hutchison takes 3G onto the high street
News The British public will get the chance to experience a third-generation mobile phone later this year, when Hutchison 3G opens three shops in the UK. However, Hutchison is not publicly setting a date for the commercial launch of its 3G service in...
[October 16, 2002, 13:50]
Hutchison could trigger 3G price war
News Speaking to ZDNet News on Thursday Simone Roberts, senior research analyst at The Yankee Group, warned that Hutchison 3G is planning to undercut its rival 3G operators by offering next-generation mobile services at a similar price to today's GSM...
[July 6, 2001, 13:42]
Hutchison refutes rumours of 3G exit
Talkback I'm trying to use 3 for business. Their call centre is only open 9-5 and not weekends where the advisors are ill advised. Billing is appalling and coverage is insanely bad (central scotland). Whats worse is the call quality.
[June 1, 2004, 9:04]
Hutchison refutes rumours of 3G exit
Talkback In reply to the statement that the call centre is only open 9-5 and not at all at weekends; this is incorrect. The call centre is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In respect to the call quality, I would advise having the handset checked for a...
[June 3, 2004, 19:36]
Hutchison takes huge losses as 3G sales disappoint
Talkback Personally I hope that Hutchinson never makes a profit from 3G sales. After all this is the company which refuses to accept liability for not being able to provide the services quoted and will not pay compensation and/or cancel contracts which are...
[October 3, 2003, 14:37]
Hutchison takes huge losses as 3G sales disappoint
Talkback I'm not suprised by this news, but it's not the 3G problem, rather the handsets that the users have to choose from. They're huge, ugly, and have very little of the smart phone functions expected of them.
[September 2, 2003, 14:29]
Hutchison signs 3G retail deal
News Hutchison 3G UK has signed a retail agreement with Dixons Stores Group that will see handsets and contracts for its third-generation mobile phone services -- branded '3' -- sold in around 300 The Link stores.
[January 8, 2003, 10:11]
Hutchison takes huge losses as 3G sales disappoint
News Hutchison 3G, the first company to launch a commercial third-generation mobile phone service in Britain, looks unlikely to reach its take-up targets for this year. In its financial results for the first six months of this year, released on Thursday...
[August 21, 2003, 16:15]
3 signs up MTV and Jackass
News Hutchison 3G users can now watch the latest music videos and news on their handsets following a deal between the network provider and MTV. From Tuesday, subscribers to 3 -- Hutchison's third-generation (3G) mobile phone service -- will be able to...
[September 23, 2003, 16:45]
Bidders lining up for 3G football rights
News Hutchison 3G, the first company to launch a full commercial 3G service in the UK, currently holds the contract with the English Premier League, allowing it to send clips of the latest action to its subscribers.
[August 6, 2003, 13:50]
Soccer highlights to be streamed on mobiles
News Italian football fans will be able to watch match highlights on their third-generation (3G) mobile phones from the summer of 2002, according to Hutchison 3G Italia. The mobile phone service provider, which is part of Hutchison 3G, has acquired...
[February 26, 2001, 9:19]
Hutchison performs successful 3G test
News Amid growing scepticism about third-generation mobile phones, Hutchison 3G appears to be making good progress towards launching a high-speed mobile network in the UK later this year. According to reports, Hutchison 3G has started demonstrating its...
[May 20, 2002, 13:19]
More 3G phones for Hutchison
News Hutchison 3G has shrugged off speculation that third-generation mobile phone services will be a flop by ordering an extra one million 3G devices from NEC. The company on Wednesday announced the deal that doubles the number of NEC 3G handsets that...
[October 23, 2002, 16:12]
BBC Technology announces 3G deal with Hutchison
News BBC Technology has signed a five-year deal to manage the production of content for Hutchison 3G's forthcoming high-speed mobile network. The firm -- a commercial subsidiary of the BBC -- will not create any unique content for Hutchison 3G, though.
[January 10, 2002, 14:35]
3G network operator announces jobs boost
News Six hundred new jobs are to be created in Scotland by Hutchison 3G, which is planning to base a customer care centre in Glasgow. Last year Hutchison 3G won a licence to operate a high-speed mobile phone network, which is expected to launch towards...
[November 14, 2001, 16:23]
Hong Kong awaits New Year 3G
News Hong Kong's first commercial 3G cellphone service will finally launch in early January, said Hutchison Whampoa Group, with NEC agreeing to deliver 3G handsets. Hutchison 3G Hong Kong, a wireless service under the Hong Kong-based conglomerate...
[December 23, 2003, 8:55]
