Qualcomm and Teleepoch
Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October
6, 2007
MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband
Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6,
2007
Brazilian government to
publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007
KTF 3G service suffers
from technical problems, October 6, 2007
Argentina’s Personal
lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007
Russia has it's first 3G
network, October 6, 2007
AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent
as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007
Enea Extends License Agreement
with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007
LG to unveil premium handsets
in Brazil, October 2, 2007
KTF 3G subscribers doubled
in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007
3G policy in India will
be non-uniform, October 2, 2007
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Hutchison Australia Begins 3G Countdown
April 14, 2003 - source: BWCS
Hutchison Telecommunications will launch 3G services in Australia within
the next few days. The company plans to open retail stores across the
country during this week to sell next-generation services under Hutchison’s
‘3’ global brand. As the smallest second generation mobile operator in
Australia Hutchison is keen to establish itself as a 3G frontrunner. By
the end of 2002 Hutchison’s CDMA service had attracted 263,000 subscribers,
giving it a market share of just under 2%.
Hutchison is estimated to have invested more than A$1 billion in rolling
out its Australian 3G network. It bid a total of A$196.1 million for its
3G licence in March 2001 and three months later awarded Ericsson a A$830
million contract for a W-CDMA network covering five Australian cities.
Hutchison claims it will have covered most of the Australian state capitals
by 2006.
In January 2002 Hutchison acquired the cellular network of its former
rival One.Tel that went bankrupt in 2001. This acquisition hugely accelerated
Hutchison’s 3G rollout by providing it with around 60% of the necessary
base stations it requires for its 3G build.
Elsewhere, Hutchison’s Danish affiliate, Hi3G Denmark, has enlisted Ericsson
to supply it with its national W-CDMA network. The Danish network will
be integrated with Hutchison’s Swedish 3G infrastructure.
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