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LONDON-U.K. newcomer Hutchison 3G U.K. will slash prices for its third-generation services beginning Monday. The two new service packages offer up to a 50-percent savings compared with similar plans on …

Playboy Enterprises has signed its first major mobile carrier agreement through a deal with Hutchison’s third-generation operations. The agreement covers rights to provide Playboy’s print, online and broadcast libraries to …

VIENNA, Austria-Two mobile operators have launched UMTS services in Austria, highlighting a new 3G momentum on the European continent. The two carriers, Mmobilkom Austria and Hutchison 3G Austria, are emphasizing …

Hutchison’s 3 is one of the European carriers to blaze the trail for third-generation UMTS technology with a launch of its services in Sweden, emphasizing mobile video communication. “We offer …

VIENNA, Austria-Two mobile operators have launched UMTS services in Austria, highlighting a new 3G momentum on the European continent. The two carriers, Mmobilkom Austria and Hutchison 3G Austria, are emphasizing …

SAN RAFAEL, Calif.-Location services company Autodesk Inc. said it has been recognized by the Open GIS Consortium as a co-author of the proposed OpenGIS Location Services Implementation Specification. The Open …

BERLIN-German telecommunications company Mobilcom AG is reportedly set to sell-off its third-generation wireless licenses and network following its decision last year to stop development of the network and write down …

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands-KPN Mobile has decided not to grant a shareholder loan of $239 million to Hutchison 3G U.K. Holding in which it holds a 15-percent stake. Earlier this …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Strict planning rules governing the location of third-generation (3G) transmitter masts look as if they could leave some regions of Scotland without access to the new mobile services. …

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator in Japan, announced it will grant a 37.8 billion yen (US$315 million) loan to Hutchison 3G U.K. Holding. NTT DoCoMo holds 20 percent of …

LONDON-NEC Corp. and Siemens AG said they have completed the first phase of a European commercial 3G radio network for Hutchison 3G UK, which trades as 3. Both companies are …

VIENNA, Austria-Mobilkom Austria this week became the third European operator and the first Austrian operator to launch commercial third-generation services. Mobilkom Austria announced a “technical launch” of its UMTS network …

NEW YORK-Third-generation network provider Hutchison provided further details of its Australian launch, as well as concrete information on Motorola Inc.’s 3G A920 handset. Information on the handset was first inadvertently …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it has signed a contract to supply carrier 3 with W-CDMA equipment in Denmark. The deal comprises radio and transmission, as well as core gear. “The …

BANGKOK, Thailand-Motorola Inc. said it has signed a contract with Hutchison Wireless Multimedia Holdings to provide a platform to enable the carrier to create and deploy innovative applications. “The Network …

LONDON-U.K. newcomer Hutchison 3G U.K. has conceded to handset subsidies, with prices of its handsets dropping by as much as $450 from its original prices announced in February, according to …

BANGKOK, Thailand-Hutchison CAT Wireless MultiMedia Ltd. (HCWML), a joint venture between Hutchison Wireless MultiMedia Holdings Ltd. and The Communications Authority of Thailand, has chosen Motorola’s Global Telecom Solutions Sector to …

MELBOURNE, Australia-Vodafone announced it will launch its Vodafone Live! service from 21 April. The service offering will include multimedia messaging service (MMS) and polyphonic ring tones. At the same time, …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada-Sierra Wireless said its AirCard 555 will be available from Thailand’s Hutchison CAT Wireless Multimedia, a cdma2000 1x operator. The AirCard 55 is a wide area PC …

HONG KONG-Although the recent decision by Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. to provide a $1 billion capital infusion into Hutchison 3G U.K., of which it owns 65 percent, will have no immediate …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-A filing on the Federal Communications Commission’s Web site seems to have inadvertently revealed details and pictures of an unannounced Motorola Inc. mobile phone that features an array of …

LONDON-Hutchison 3G U.K., which is in the process of a phased third-generation service launch in the United Kingdom, has placed funding calls to equity partners NTT DoCoMo Inc. and KPN …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Having launched its first W-CDMA handset in Cannes last month, Sony Ericsson is trying to convince Hutchison that it does have a medium-term third-generation (3G) cell-phone strategy in …

HELSINKI, Finland-Sweden’s telecom regulator PTS has confirmed the receipt of a “written submission” from mobile operator Orange requesting transfer of its third-generation (3G) license to a new subsidiary company in …

NEW DELHI, India-Hutchison CAT Wireless MultiMedia, a joint venture of Hutchison and the Thai government’s Communications Authority of Thailand (CAT), has formally rolled out its CDMA mobile-phone service in Bangkok …