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 buys all 3G Italia stack

December 23, 2004

Hutchison 3G Italy, a subsidiary of Hong Kong telecom giant Hutchison Whampoa pay Italian wireless partner Cirtel 469.5 million euros on Thursday to settle a loan dispute. Cirtel's parent CIR granted a 373.3 million euro loan to Hutchison 3G Italia in Nov 2000.

An arbitration court ruled on Thursday that Hutchison had to repay the debt with interest as well as buy back Cirtel's 1.6 percent stake in Hutchison 3G Italia.

Canning Fok, Managing Director of Hutchison Whampoa, kept a bright face by commenting, "We are pleased to take this opportunity to increase our interest in Hutchison 3G Italia, which under our 3 brand reached a customer base of two million customers at 25 November and has exceeded 2.6 million today."

Hutchison have 3G networks in Italy, UK, Australia, Hong Kong and a number of other markets.

The company has 6.3 million subscribers at present.