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Jan 2004 |
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3
HK joins hands with Metro Radio to offer the first
and exclusive multimedia broadcasting service on video
mobile phones in Hong Kong. |
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3
HK partners with i-CABLE to provide exclusive
24-hour real-time mobile video news reports, real-time
video traffic updates and sports news express. |
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3
HK partners with TVB and becomes the first operator
to show highlights of popular TV series, pop stars'
interviews, local and international news on 3G video
mobile phones. |
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3
HK partners with Universal Music, EMI, Warner Music
and Gold Label to present the first mobile music video
and digital music download service in Hong Kong. |
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3
HK rolls out 3 service
on 27 January and is the first in the world to deliver
NEC c616 video mobile phones. An extensive retail chain
and service centres are open for handset sales and service
subscription. |
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3 Ireland announces signing off Heads of Terms for
a national roaming agreement with Vodafone Ireland on
Vodafone Ireland's 2G (GSM) network in the Republic
of Ireland. |
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Feb 2004 |
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3
HK
introduced new 3G video mobile phones – NEC c313. |
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3
HK, CK Communications and Hutchison
Global Communications join forces to launch the world’s
first video communications between 3
and Vfone. |
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Mar 2004 |
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3
HK initiates the "3 Developer
Programme". |
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April 2004 |
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3
Australia announces to enter an agreement with Lucent
Technologies and Novatel Wireless, Inc. to provide Universal
Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) wireless PC
cards to 3 customers in Australia,
Denmark, Italy and Sweden. The agreement is available
to other 3
markets worldwide. |
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3
UK announces that Crown Castle International, one
of the UK's leading network infrastructure management
companies, has completed its 1001st site for 3
UK. 3 UK now has over 77 per cent population
coverage for its video mobile services in the UK, as
well as over 99 per cent voice coverage through its
national roaming agreement. |
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May 2004 |
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H3G
Italy S.p.A announces the appointment of LG Electronics
of Korea as its preferred UMTS Videophone provider.
Under the commercial agreement, LG Electronics is committed
to supplying three million UMTS dual mode handsets,
compatible with GSM standards (900 and 1800 Mhz.) and
GPRS, to the 3 group of companies by
the end of 2004. |
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The Group signs an
agreement with NTT DoCoMo, Inc ("DoCoMo").
The two companies have agreed to, at HWL's discretion,
exchange DoCoMo's 20 per cent investment in Hutchison
3G UK Holdings Limited ("H3GUK") for a stake
in Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited
("HTIL"), a subsidiary of the Group. The total
consideration of this transaction is Sterling Pound
120 million. |
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Hutchison Telecom
consolidates 3G, GSM Dualband and CDMA mobile services
under the " 3"
brand. |
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June 2004 |
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3
HK announces the launch of the Merlin
U530TM UMTS wireless data card supplied by Lucent Technologies
and Novatel Wireless and a market-leading 3G corporate
networking solution with the VPN Connect service. |
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3 HK teams up with Cisco Systems and HP to offer an
out-of-the-box, 3G-integrated and VPN-enabled notebook
computer solution for security-conscious mobile professionals. |
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3's
ground-breaking mobile package 'Video Talk 750' has
been voted best in the UK by the mobile industry. |
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3 UK serves up Wimbledon video action. |
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3
HK announces that it is extending its range of 3G
video mobile phones with the introduction of the stylish
LG 8120 handset supplied by LG Electronics. LG Electronics
is a world-renowned handset manufacturer and one of
3 HK preferred suppliers. |
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July 2004 |
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3
HK and Midland Realty provide the territory's first
mobile multimedia property portal – "Midland
Realty" portal, offering the most comprehensive
mobile multimedia contents on the property market. |
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3
UK announces it has teamed up with the major record
company BMG to launch the first ever mobile video jukebox
enabling 3 customers to stream the
latest music videos direct to their video mobiles. |
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Aug 2004 |
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The Group's subsidiary
Hutchison
3G Australia ("H3GA"), a subsidiary of
Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Ltd, announces
that it has signed a new network sharing agreement with
Telstra. Under the agreement, the H3GA radio access
network will become the core asset of the joint enterprise.
In return for the 50 per cent ownership of the asset,
Telstra will pay Hutchison $450 million, under a fixed
payment schedule, in four instalments, starting November
2004. |
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Hutchison
3G Australia, a subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications
(Australia) Ltd, signs a network sharing agreement with
Telstra. |
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3
UK announces the signing of a major sports sponsorship
deal. From the start of the season, 3
will be the principal sponsor of Red Park City, one
of the UK's most successful football teams. |
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With " 3ReLoad"
3
Austria launches the first UMTS prepaid offer in
Austria. |
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Sept 2004 |
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3
UK and Ladbrokes announce the launch of the first
video mobile betting service. |
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3
HK partners with 10 leading mobile content service
providers in Mainland China to deliver GoChina channel,
providing 3-3G-customers with a rich
portfolio of China information and entertainment |
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Oct 2004 |
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3's
ThreePay has been awarded 'Best Pre-Pay Package' at
the 2004 Mobile Choice Awards in the UK. |
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3
announces that 3 has deployed PeopleSoft (R)
Enterprise Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in
the United Kingdom, Italy, Denmark and Sweden. As a
result of its implementation, 3 has
significantly improved customer satisfaction while reducing
support and maintenance costs. |
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3 UK announces that it was runner-up in Gartner's
2004 CRM Excellence Awards, Large Enterprise category,
for the implementation of its Customer Relationship
Management (CRM) system. |
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Nov 2004 |
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3
UK announces it has signed a deal with Associated
Press Television News to provide celebrity entertainment
videos to the mobile audience in the UK. |
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3
Italy announces that they have achieved two million
customers. |
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3
HK launches seven 3G video mobile phones of three
brands and introduces two fascinating new contents to
illustrate the lifestyle of "Live 3".
The NEC 338 is the lightest handset in the market. The
Motorola A1000 is equipped with a full range of PDA
functions. The LG 8130 is equipped with super-rich functions. |
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Dec 2004 |
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Partner
Communications Company becomes the first network
to provide full commercial 3G services including P2P
video calls in the central part of Israel. |
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Hutchison 3G Italy
Investments S.à r.l. enters into an agreement
with CIRtel International S.A. ("Cirtel")
to purchase from Cirtel entire shareholding in Hutchison
3G Italia S.p.A. ("H3G Italy"). The Group
now has 89.32 per cent interests in H3G Italy. |
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Hutchison
Whampoa Limited.