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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HW and DoCoMo fell on 3G investment worry
March 10, 2003
Shares in the Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa and Japan's
biggest mobile-phone company NTT DoCoMo fell to its lowest level
for 4 months on news that both giants will need to pump in an extra
£1 billion capital into the UK 3G mobile phone business, Hutchison
3G UK.
Hutchison 3G UK is currently own by Hutchison Whampoa with 65%
shares, NTT DoCoMo with 20% of the UK business, while Dutch firm
KPN Mobile owns 15%. The expensive venture that enable video-conferencing
and high-speed Internet access on handsets is expected to cost £6
billion but the start of the service has already been delayed.
The request from Hutchison 3G UK renew concerns about DoCoMo's
expansion outside Japan and the future of the 3G technology that
is hampered with technical glitches and raising concerns about whether
the venture can meet subscriber targets of 1 million by the end
of 2003. In a company statement, the Japanese company is contractually
obligated to provide £200 million if certain pre-conditions are
fulfilled and will have until mid-April to make its decision.
Hutchison Whampoa has said it will commit £650 million funding.
Rumours are suggesting that fellow Hutchison 3G stakeholder KPN
Mobile may decline at the request to pump in the extra £150 million
funds. It leads to talk that Hutchison Whampoa will have to foot
KPN's portion of the bill and could even mean it would buy KPN's
stake in Hutchison 3G UK which faces concerns as to whether it would
be able to recoup investments.
All this can be viewed as bad news for the operators, Japan's Nomura
investment bank view this sudden request is if banking syndicate
is getting nervous, given delays to 3G launch in the UK. This can
add to the view that problems are continuing with the rollout.
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