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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 the market. With VideoTalk 500, users get 500 voice minutes …

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 wireless customers in markets where Hutchison has 3G companies. The …

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 video telephony in their marketing strategies. Mmobilkom rolled out Siemens …

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 today mobile video and other advanced services at attractive prices …

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 video telephony in their marketing strategies. Mmobilkom rolled out Siemens …

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 GIS Consortium is working to define an XML-based standard for …

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 value of the licenses as part of a multibillion …

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 week, Japan’s NTT DoCoMo agreed to loan Hutchison 3G U.K. …

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. Hutchison 3G and MmO2 claim moratoria imposed by some Scottish …

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 the company. Hutchison made financial calls to partners DoCoMo and …

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 supplying 3 UK’s radio access network and radio network controller …

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 last September, but it did not begin offering commercial service …

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 disclosed on the Federal Communications Commission’s Internet site. Hutchison said …

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 network will be fully integrated with 3’s Swedish network, which …

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 Enabling Services Platform is an element of the Motorola Global …

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 current details on its Web site. Handsets in February retailed …

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 implement its Network Enabling Services Platform, which will run on …

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, Hutchison Telecommunications announced that its third-generation (3G) service will begin …

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 card that wirelessly enables laptops and handhelds for data services.

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 impact on the parent company’s investment-grade A3 bond rating, Moody’s …

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 advanced features, including picture and video capabilities. The Motorola A920 …

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 Mobile for commitments to provide additional funding through shareholder loans. …

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 an attempt to secure a volume contract for the device. …

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 Sweden. The PTS has described the petition as “strong and …

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 and the central provinces. However, CAT’s network expansion project in …