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
- previous news
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Hutchison seeks 3G handset help
December 18, 2003 - source: BWCS
UK 3G operator, 3, says it will offer six new handset models next year
in a bid to boost flagging sales. The company, which is 80% owned by Hutchison
Whampoa and 20% by NTT DoCoMo of Japan, said it is considering signing
deals with two new handset suppliers, in addition to NEC and Motorola.
So far, 3 has recorded around 210,000 customers in Britain, a long way
short of the one million it targeted by the end of this year.
The operator, currently labeled with the tag “struggling” in most press
articles, has declined to say which vendors it may be considering. 3’s
marketing director, Graeme Oxby, seemed to offer a large clue when he
said recently that “One or two other Asian vendors are making real progress.”
Matsushita, which sells Panasonic phones, and Korean company Samsung are
rumoured to be under consideration.
Oxby was speaking at a press conference designed to show off 3’s progress
to date. The operator now has over 5,000 base stations and claims coverage
of 73% of the UK population. However, the launch of 3G services in the
UK and Italy, where Hutchison has also begun offering 3G services, have
been dogged by technical problems, handset shortages and high prices.
In addition the company has so far failed to launch its much-vaunted pre-pay
service, due, it claimed, to a lack of suitable handsets.
Executives at 3 will be hoping for some more cheering news in the New
Year. At least Li Ka-shing, the company’s billionaire owner continues
to show faith in the services. Hutchison Whampoa, the Hong Kong based
conglomerate which he owns, recently raised its investment targets in
3G around the world to euros 18 billion (US$22 billion).
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3G Motorola A920
