hutchison whampoa
3 to shut Superdrug concessions
News The company will exit 107 of the 127 concessions it has in the health and beauty chain, which is owned by its parent company Hutchison Whampoa. Mobile operator 3 UK is to close the majority of its Superdrug retail concessions. [14 Jan 2008]
Google-powered phone 'coming next year'
News The "Google-powered" phones are expected to make it to market by mid-2008, possibly from Hutchison Whampoa's 3 UK, Taiwan's HTC, South Korea's LG Electronics, France Telecom's Orange SA and Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA, the report said. [30 Oct 2007]
Hutchison 3G Austria GmbH Integrates Platform for Greater Autonomy and Faster Reaction Times
White Paper Hutchison 3G Austria GmbH, a 100%-owned subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited of Hong Kong, is the first purely Universal Mobile TelecommunicationS (UMTS) provider in Austria. The challenge was to unify and streamline financial, sales, and... [17 May 2007]
3 goes flat-fee with web 2.0 makeover
News Frank Sixt, group finance director at 3 owner Hutchison Whampoa, said: "It's a natural progression in our broadband strategy. Mobile operator 3 has announced a major shift in its business model - repositioning itself as a media and web access... [16 Nov 2006]
3 signs Yahoo! to break down walled garden
News No launch date has yet been announced and it seems likely that 3’s service will go live across the global operations of its owner, Hutchison Whampoa. Mobile operator 3 has announced a deal with internet giant Yahoo! [30 Jun 2006]
Gates to advise UK government on globalisation
News Other high-tech names on the Ibac include Meg Whitman, president and CEO of eBay; Ratan Tata, chairman of India's Tata Group; and Sir Ka-shing Li, chairman of the board at Hutchison Whampoa, which owns mobile operator 3. [21 Mar 2006]
Home Zone Case Study: Paraguay
White Paper Hutchison Telecom Paraguay (HTP), a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited is one of the leading owners and operators of telecommunications and Internet infrastructure throughout South America and the world. [09 Nov 2005]
Leader: Faith in the next generation?
Leader In the early days of Hutchison Whampoa rolling out 3G networks in various countries - not all that long ago but at a pretty dire time for telecoms, if you remember - there were those who considered the ventures worthless. [25 Aug 2005]
3 gets ready to break even
News In announcing its half year results, 3's parent company Hutchison Whampoa revealed that 3's subscriber numbers have risen to 3.2 million, up from March's figure of three million. Hutchison, which operates in eight territories worldwide, has also... [25 Aug 2005]
EMC, Cisco, and Oracle Help Better Support Multi-Channel Retailing
White Paper The company is the retail and manufacturing subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited, one of the largest businesses listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. AS Watson Group is one of the best known trading names in Asia. [24 May 2005]
3 notches up three million users and more coverage
News The Hutchison Whampoa mobile firm announced its subscribers now number some three million - up from 361,000 back in March 2004. Mobile operator 3 has seen its subscriber numbers jump almost tenfold in the last year but its average revenue per user... [31 Mar 2005]
Tony Hallett's After These Messages: 3's mad ad
Comment She runs through what look like dozens of bright red silk sheets or towels hanging up, conjuring an image of a China of film director Zhang Yimou as much as HSBC or Hutchison Whampoa, 3's ultimate parent. [03 Nov 2004]
O2: The future's WiMax?
News With the UK’s first third generation consumer service having clocked up around 18 months in existence, the 3G data services and video calling boom is yet to become a reality - and Hutchison Whampoa-parented 3 is still selling itself as a cheap... [29 Sep 2004]
3G starts to pay for 3... gee
News Hutchison Whampoa has announced figures for its 3G mobile operations around the world, showing not just subscriber growth but decent average revenues per user (ARPU). Non-voice is important for 3's networks because it means a lot more than SMS... [19 Aug 2004]
DoCoMo ditches 3
News DoCoMo has announced that it will be selling its 20 per cent stake back to 3's parent company, Hutchison Whampoa. Japanese telecoms giant NTT DoCoMo has officially dropped its involvement with third-generation mobile operator 3. [28 May 2004]
