YOU ARE AT:TagsHutchison

BROWSING: Hutchison

Drei Austria adds nationwide LoRaWAN to cellular 5G-IoT and NB-IoT offer

Network operator Hutchison Drei (Three) in Austria is rolling out a nationwide LoRaWAN network in its home work to provide industrial IoT connectivity for Industry 4.0 use cases, including for manufacturing companies, energy companies, solution providers, smart cities, retail companies, and facility management services....

Vodafone warns of cut in 5G investment if Three merger blocked

The Vodafone-Three merger is subject to approval from the Competition and Markets Authority U.K. operators Vodafone and Three could potentially reduce investments in the 5G field if local regulators block the proposed merger between the two telcos, local newspaper The Times reported Vodafone CEO Ahmed...

Vodafone, Three to merge UK businesses, create largest UK MNO

Vodafone will own 51% of the new entity while Hutchison Group will own 49% Vodafone Group and CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holdings have entered into binding agreements in relation to a combination of their telecommunication businesses in the U.K., respectively Vodafone UK and Three UK,...

Vodafone, Three UK to merge in the coming days: Report

Vodafone will own 51% of the new entity while Three will own the remaining 49% U.K. operators Vodafone and Three UK are expected to announce a merger that would create the United Kingdom’s largest mobile operator by the end of this week or early next...

Vodafone and Three might announce UK merger this month: Report

Vodafone had initially announced merger talks with Three UK in October 2022 U.K. operators Vodafone and Three UK are reportedly working on the final details to announce a merger that would create the United Kingdom's largest mobile operator, according to a Bloomberg report. According to the...

How will cellular private networks enable smart ports?

The private networks deployed at this Swedish port currently rely on 4G LTE technology A cellular private network for Hutchison Ports Stockholm has enabled a high level of automation at the facility, including the operation of automated straddle carriers, Graham Wilde, head of 5G business...

Hong Kong seeks to reassign 850/900 MHz, 2.3 Ghz spectrum

The Hong Kong government is taking comments through December 15 Hong Kong’s Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (SCED) and the Communications Authority (CA) recently launched a public consultation on the proposed reassignment of 20 megahertz of spectrum in the 850/900 MHz bands and 90...

Vodafone confirms talks to merge UK operations with Three UK

Vodafone would own 51% of the potential new entity while CK Hutchison would own the remaining 49% Vodafone Group confirmed that it is in discussions with Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings in relation to a possible combination of Vodafone UK and Three UK. In a...

Three UK’s 5G network reaches over 56% of UK population

Three initially launched 5G services in the UK in August 2019, with the initial offering of a high-speed 5G broadband service in parts of London Three UK has activated its 5G offering in 86 new locations, including tourist hotspots such as Dartmouth, Milford on Sea,...

Hong Kong carriers set to activate 5G base stations in the 700MHz band

Hong Kong operators have secured 700MHz frequencies in a spectrum auction last year Mobile operators in Hong Kong are set to gradually activate their mobile base stations in the 700 MHz band to provide 5G services, the Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA)...

Three’s 5G network reaches 54% of UK population

Three said its 5G offering is available in over 400 locations across more than 3,000 sites in the United Kingdom U.K. operator Three announced that its 5G network currently covers more than 54% of the population. The operator said its 5G offering is now available in...

Three UK reaches 2,800 5G sites nationwide at end-Q1

The UK telco said its 5G services reaches one third of the country's population U.K. operator Three UK ended the first quarter of the year with a total of 2,800 5G sites in 370 towns and cities across the country, the company said in a...

Athonet bags private LTE deal for new UK smart-community project in Hampshire

The Whitehill & Bordon Regeneration Company (WBRC), a joint venture between real-estate investment firm Dorchester Regeneration and house-building company Taylor Wimpey, has appointed local system integrator Electronic Media Services (EMS) to install a private LTE network at its new community development project at the...

Hong Kong carriers secure additional 5G spectrum

Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) announced the award of 255 megahertz of spectrum in 19 frequency blocks after a spectrum auction that required a total of 32 rounds of bidding in three days. In a release, the government agency said that the...

Four carriers qualify for Hong Kong’s upcoming 5G spectrum auction

China Mobile Hong Kong, HKT, Hutchison Telephone and SmarTone Mobile Communications are the qualified bidders for an upcoming 5G spectrum auction, Hong Kong's Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) reported. Hong Kong plans to auction spectrum in the 600 MHz, 700 MHz, 850 MHz, 2.5/2.6...

Hong Kong invites local telcos to take part in upcoming spectrum auction

The Office of the Communications Authority of Hong Kong (OFCA) officially invited interested parties to join the auction of radio spectrum in the 600 MHz, 700 MHz, 850 MHz, 2.5/2.6 GHz and 4.9 GHz bands. The Communications Authority (CA) had announced on March 30th that...

Drei starts 5G standalone trials at its headquarters in Vienna

Austrian operator Drei started trials of a 5G standalone network in capital Vienna, the telco said in a release. Drei claimed to be the first of the three telecommunications providers in Austria to start tests for this technology. The operator is carrying out these...

Hong Kong government to award new 5G spectrum in Q4

325 megahertz of low- and mid-band spectrum to be made available Hong Kong’s Communications Authority (CA) confirmed that it expects to award a total of 325 megahertz of spectrum in various frequency bands in the fourth quarter of this year. CA stated the sale will...

SmarTone’s 5G network reaches 95% of Hong Kong population

Hong Kong’s smallest mobile operator, SmarTone, said that its 5G network already provides coverage throughout Hong Kong, currently covering over 95% of the population. SmarTone’s 5G network coverage has been extended to 65 rural areas, including country parks, cycle tracks, hiking trails, nature trails and...

3 Hong Kong expands 5G coverage, reaches 600 premises

  3 Hong Kong, the mobile communications division of Hutchison Telecommunications, announced that its 5G network already covers 99% of Hong Kong. The telco said that the firm’s subscribers can now enjoy 5G technology at close to 600 indoor and outdoor premises and facilities across the...

Comba Telecom supplies 5G base station antennas to 3 Hong Kong

  Network infrastructure provider Comba Telecom says that it has teamed up with mobile operator 3 Hong Kong  to implement comprehensive 5G mobile network coverage, the former said in a release. 3 Hong Kong is the mobile arm of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited. Under the...

Three Sweden launches 5G in six cities

  Swedish mobile operator Three has activated its 5G network in Malmö, Helsingborg, Lund, VästerÃ¥s, Uppsala and large parts of Stockholm, the telco said in a release. In December last year, the carrier had launched commercial 5G services in southern Stockholm. The telco said that commercial 5G...

SmarTone launches 5G in Hong Kong via Ericsson’s DSS technology

  Hong Kong’s smallest mobile operator, SmarTone, announced the launch of commercial 5G services in the territory using Ericsson’s Dynamic Spectrum Technology (DSS). The carrier said it adopting an integrated approach of combining high, mid and low spectrum bands to build a "robust" 5G network in...

Three Hong Kong operators kick off 5G services

  China Mobile Hong Kong, Hutchinson and HKT have launched commercial 5G services in Hong Kong as of April 1. Along with SmarTone, the operators had acquired 200 megahertz of 3.5 GHz spectrum for HKD1 billion ($129 million) in mid-October 2019. These 5G licenses will be...