Hutchison

  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 …

  Mobile operators in Hong Kong each acquired 50 megahertz of 3.5GHz spectrum in the first of three 5G auctions, raising a total of HKD1.006 billion ($128 million), the Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) reported. “Four bidders, namely China …

UK carriers have paid £1.35 billion ($1.9bn) in the first stage of bidding for new 3.4 GHz radio spectrum, for use with 5G services, including high-bandwidth IoT-based concepts like autonomous driving. The new 3.4GHz allocation is the first bandwidth to …

How will proposed merger affect competition, prices? The European Commission opened an investigation to assess whether the proposed joint venture between the Italian telecommunications businesses of Hutchison and VimpelCom is in line with the European Union regulations. The commission said …

ZTE said pre 5G tests will take three to four months BARCELONA, Spain – ZTE signed a memorandum of understanding with mobile operator Hutchison Drei Austria to deploy what it’s calling the first “pre-5G” trial site in Europe. In 2010, …

The UK regulator said the transaction will not create asymmetries in the market UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has approved the transfer of Qualcomm’s L-band spectrum to local mobile telephony operators Vodafone and 3UK. In August, Qualcomm’s subsidiary Qualcomm UK Spectrum …

The service will be available for 1M subscribers by the end of 2015 Hutchison 3G, the smallest mobile operator in the U.K. and provides services under the Three brand, has become the nation’s first mobile service provider to launch a …

The LTE spectrum auctions are changing competitive dynamics in mobile markets. Leading mobile operators are paying billions to achieve long-term spectrum dominance, while challengers are hoping to use acquired spectrum to deploy smart network solutions and boost their competitiveness. In …

TeleGeography | June 10, 2011 China’s Huawei Technologies has been awarded a contract to roll out 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network infrastructure for Hong Kong cellcos Hutchison (3) and PCCW via their 50/50 joint venture Genius Brand. Huawei revealed yesterday that …

Bangkok Post | April 25, 2011 | Srisamorn Phoosuphanusorn True Move is seeking to restart talks with prospective foreign partners in another step to move ahead with its third-generation (3G) mobile broadband service. “We’re proceeding with our 3G business expansion as …

March 31 2011 – 11:52 am ET | Dan Meyer | RCR Wireless News Vodafone Group plc (VOD) has pledged $5 billion to acquire the remaining interest in Indian wireless operator Vodafone Essar Ltd. it did not previously control. The …

The Australian | February 25, 2011 | Mitchell Bingemann TELECOMS: Vodafone Hutchison Australia is readying itself to become a player in the National Broadband Network as early as next year after revealing it suffered a significant slow-down in mobile customer …

The Nation | February 3, 2011 | Usanee Mongkolporn The National Telecommunications Commission will examine details of the CAT Telecom-True Corp-Hutchison group deals to decide which aspects of the contracts it should involve itself in. NTC member Natee Sukonrat yesterday …

Sydney Morning Herald | January 21, 2011 | Lucy Battersby LIKE an unhappy population rising up against an oppressive landlord, angry mobs of Vodafone customers are rattling pitchforks at the company and calling for justice. Or at least to be …

TeleGeography | December 30, 2010 | Thailand Thai cellco True Move, part of domestic integrated telecoms operator True Corp, has announced in a statement to the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) that it will buy the Bangkok-based CDMA2000 mobile operations …