One Monthly Million Music Sales On 3G Network

Hutchison 3G UK has announced that its customers bought more than one million music tracks and videos in the last month. The figures clearly demonstrate the influence 3 is having on UK music sales with 17% of all digital downloads (audio tracks) being purchased on 3 in April. 3's music service offers customers access to 500,000 tracks from all the major record labels and independents and recently helped catapult Gnarls Barkley to the number one slot in the UK charts with more than 20% of the single's downloads coming from 3.

Graeme Oxby 3's Marketing Director said: "This million a month milestone is significant to us and to the wider music industry. In single sales, 3 is second only to iTunes on the internet with seventeen percent of digital downloads on 3 alone - a few years ago no-one would have believed mobile could have had such an impact on the music market. These are exciting times for us as the market looks set to grow and grow."

3.5 million customers on 3 are spending an average of US$65.40 per month on communications, entertainment and information services.

The Mobile World notes that Hutchison 3G UK ended last year with just under 3.5 million customers - giving them a market share of 5.3%"

Posted to the site on 16th May 2006