Editor's Pick: Why Hutchison's 3 will succeed

April 16, 2003 - By James Pearce, ZDNet Australia

COMMENTARY--The hype over third-generation (3G) mobile services in Australia has been going on for years now, and many consumers are probably relieved the "when it comes" promises have been replaced by the "here it is" cold hard facts.

Contrary to public perception, the launch of 3G networks is on schedule. Hutchison forecast a 2003 launch of its service back in July 2001 and did so yesterday. Vodafone said it was aiming for 2004 when the 3G spectrum was auctioned in March 2001.

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