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RSS whampoaThe 'smartphone-lite' devices aiming to hook Twitter users
News INQ, which is owned by Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa - parent of mobile operator 3, launched its first low-cost, "smartphone-lite" device earlier this year. Mobile phone maker INQ Mobile is launching two new low-cost... [05 Aug 2009]
Analysis on Facebook Phone INQ1: Examining the Meaning of Hutchison's Emergence as a Handset Manufacturer
White Paper The company is a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa, Hong Kong based conglomerate that runs mobile operator 3 in Europe and Asia. INQ1 and the movements of Hutchison Whampoa have attracted attentions in the... [22 Apr 2009]
3 does Facebook phone for Generation Data
News Frank Meehan, CEO of INQ - and previously director and general manager of 3G handsets and products for 3's parent group Hutchison Whampoa - said the vast majority of existing mobile internet customers use their phones... [13 Nov 2008]
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... [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... [30 Oct 2007]
Tech Visions: TV extends its reach
Comment The company has many global business relationships including ViaSat, 3, and Hutchinson Whampoa, which sells its handsets with the Slingbox application through the likes of Dixons pre-installed on Symbian-based handsets... [24 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 company wanted to build the 3 brand in... [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... [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]
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. 3, the first mobile operator to launch a... [25 Aug 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... [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... [29 Sep 2004]
