Hutchison Telecommunications is a leading owner and operator of worldwide telecommunications and Internet infrastructure, offering a wide range of telecommunications services in 14 countries.

Hutchison launched the successful Orange brand in the UK in 1994 and listed the Company on the London Stock Exchange and NASDAQ in New York in 1996. Similarly, in 1997, Hutchison started investment in VoiceStream (now T-Mobile USA), one of the leading GSM operators in the United States. In 1999 and 2000, Hutchison sold its Orange and VoiceStream interests and has re-invested the greater part of the proceeds to develop its global third-generation (3G) mobile broadband telecommunications business, based on the European UMTS (WCDMA) 3G standard.

Trading under the “3” brand, Hutchison has been leading the way in 3G development worldwide. It was the first company to roll out commercial 3G services in Europe and is building a totally new kind of consumer experience based on high speed mobile video telephony, streaming and downloads, as well as music, voice and data services.

Globally, Hutchison Whampoa has 3G operations in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Macau, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Since the service was first rolled out in the UK and Italy in March 2003, and subsequently in Austria, Denmark and Sweden, Hutchison has gained over 20.7 million customers worldwide, 16.2 million in Europe (as of 25 March 2009) and is one of the fastest growing mobile operators in Europe, having created in excess of 6,000 new jobs in its European 3G businesses.

EUROPEAN INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

The United Kingdom & Ireland

After acquiring one of the five 3G licences auctioned by the UK Government in 2000, 3 UK was the first operator to roll out a 3G network and services in the UK (March 2003).

In June 2002, Hutchison 3G Ireland Limited was awarded a 3G licence by the Irish Government. 3 Ireland launched a limited service offering in October 2003, and rolled out commercial services in July 2005. The UK and Ireland have in total 5.3 million customers as of 25 March 2009.

Italy

3 Italia S.p.A., Hutchison's majority-owned subsidiary in Italy, was granted a 3G licence by the Italian Government in October 2000. After achieving the fastest mobile network rollout in Italian history, 3 Italy was the first company to introduce video mobile services to Italy in March 2003. 3 Italy has 8.8 million customers as of 25 March 2009.

Sweden, Denmark and Norway

Hutchison's joint venture with Sweden's Investor AB, Hi3G Access AB, was established in December 2000 and was subsequently awarded 3G licences in Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

3 Sweden commenced 3G operations in Sweden in May 2003, while 3 Denmark commenced operations in October 2003. Sweden and Denmark have in total 1.2 million customers as of 25 March 2009.

Austria

Hutchison's wholly-owned subsidiary, Hutchison 3G Austria GmbH was one of the six successful bidders for an Austrian 3G licence in November 2000. 3 Austria commenced operations in May 2003 and has 713,000 customers as of 25 March 2009.