 | | Jan 2002 |
| | | Signs a content production agreement with BBC Technology to manage the production of audio-visual content in the UK. |
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| | | Signs an agreement with ISPR to provide sports content of the home games of the Swedish National Football Team and UEFA cup matches played in Sweden. |
| | | |
| | | Successfully arranges a Euro 3.2 million facility from a bank underwriting group in Italy. |
| | | |
| | | Successfully arranges for Euro 1.0 billion in external financing from major equipment suppliers, bringing total financing available for the venture to Euro 4.2 billion. |
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| | | Orange Sweden joins the infrastructure sharing company 3GIS as a third owner together with Hi3G and Europolitan Vodafone. |
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| | Feb 2002 |
| | | Wins 3G licences in Israel. |
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| | | Awards a three-year contract to Alcatel for the delivery of its Open Services Platform. |
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| | Mar 2002 |
| | | Signs a content deal with Emap to provide entertainment and music content in the UK. |
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| | Apr 2002 |
| | | Signs an agreement with SEB on e-banking in Sweden. |
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| | | Signs a contract with Nokia to supply a network in Austria. |
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| | May 2002 |
| | | Forms partnerships with nine games development companies to provide a range of new and classic arcade-style games, as well as traditional board and card games to all of Hutchison 3G global markets. |
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| | | Signs an agreement with Divine on content management for Hutchison's global markets. |
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| | | Signs an agreement with Svenska Hockeyligan AB to provide ice hockey content in Sweden. |
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| | Jun 2002 |
| | | Wins 3G licence in Republic of Ireland. |
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| | | Hi3G and Vodafone sign national roaming agreement framework in Sweden. |
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| | Jul 2002 |
| | | H3G UK signs a frame agreement with Alcatel to implement the company's backbone and transmission networks in Italy. |
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| | | Signs an agreement with Vitaminic to provide music content in Italy. |
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| | | Announcement of the global brand name "3 ". |
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| | Aug 2002 |
| | | Acquires cellular sites from Blu for Euro 58 million. |
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| | | Announces the planned acquisition of a 3G spectrum licence in Finland. |
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| | Sept 2002 |
| | | Signs agreements with five companies to deliver digital mapping technology and location-based services in Europe. |
| | | |
| | | Signs agreement with Mobilkom to provide 2G national voice and data roaming in Austria. |
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| | Oct 2002 |
| | | Unveils the brand identity for 3 globally. |
| | | |
| | | NEC becomes strategic partner in Hutchison Telephone and H3G HK. |
| | | |
| | | Signs an agreement with NEC to increase the November 2001 order of 3G handsets for Hutchison's 3G companies worldwide from one million to two million. |
| | | |
| | | Selects Starfish to provide over-the-air data synchronisation solution in Italy. |
| | | |
| | | Signs an agreement with THQ Inc to develop and publish premium licenced and non-licenced gaming and entertainment content in the UK. |
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| | Nov 2002 |
| | | Unveils pricing for Founder's Club in Italy and a Website starts receiving reservations. |
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| | | Italian Communications Minister makes first handset call to Milan and UK via 3 handset over the UMTS commercial network of 3 . |
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| | Dec 2002 |
| | | Unveils broad outline of H3G UK forthcoming products and services and announces special offers and promotional pricing for first 2,000 'Founders' customers. |
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| | | Phones 4u becomes a major retail partner in H3G UK. |
