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Articles tagged with: 3 Italia
Hutchison's 3G Call May Connect at Last
Could this be the year Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa finally gets a payoff on its $25 billion bet on 3G mobile-phone technology? Based on the scant value the markets assign Hutchison's loss-making third-generation phone operations, investors aren't counting on it. But they may want to leave their phones on in case some good news breaks. more
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Gemplus USIM Cards Chosen by 3 for Mobile TV
Gemplus says that it has been selected as the exclusive USIM partner of 3 Italia, for its world first Mobile TV service. Based on DVB-H technology, the service will be launched on 3 Italia's network prior to the FIFA World Cup in June 2006. more
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Hong Kong Hutchison '05 Net Seen Up On One-Offs,Accounting Rule"
HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. is expected to post a solid growth in its 2005 net profit on one-off gains and stronger contributions from its ports and energy operations, though its third-generation mobile business is still unprofitable. more
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3 Italia Sees 500,000 New Clients In 06 For Mobile TV"
MILAN (MF-Dow Jones)--Italian 3G phone service provider 3 Italia hopes to add as many as 500,000 new clients in 2006 with the launch of its phone-delivered television service La3, 3 Italia Chief Executive Vincenzo Novari said Monday. more
Hutchison Sells 10% Of 3 Italia To Goldman Sachs
HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., which further postponed the spin-off of its Italian third-generation business, said Saturday it is selling 10% of the unit to Goldman Sachs for EUR420 million through a private placement. more
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Hutchison 3G Italia Board Delays Planned IPO - Source
MILAN (MF-Dow Jones)--The board of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.'s mobile telephone unit 3 Italia SpA has decided to delay its long-awaited initial public offering of shares, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. more
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Regulator Asks Hutchison To Highlight 3G IPO Risks - Source
MILAN -(Dow Jones)- Italian stock market regulator Consob has placed unusually strict disclosure requirements for Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.'s planned initial public offering of Italian mobile phone unit 3 Italia, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday. more
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Italy's Consob Approves 3 Italia IPO Prospectus
MILAN -(Dow Jones)- Italy's market watchdog Consob late Friday approved Italian third-generation mobile operator 3 Italia's initial public offer prospectus. more
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Italy Consumer Groups Complain About 3 Italia IPO
ROME (MF-Dow Jones)--Italian consumer advocacy group Adusbef said Monday it had filed a complaint about the planned initial public offering of 3 Italia to stock market regulator Consob and the Milan public prosecutors' office. more
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FOCUS: Investors Look For European Telecom Reckoning
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- Investors in European telecom stocks are demanding payback for the sector's recent poor performance, and Hutchison Whampoa's 3 Italia may foot the bill. After a year of expensive telecom mergers and acquisitions and ambitious growth targets ended with profit warnings, investors are saying they're fed up. The planned initial public offering of Hutchison's Italian mobile phone unit, 3 Italia, will test whether investors still agree that high-powered telecom services can provide the kind of growth that operators have pledged and have used to justify expansion strategies. Following recent profit warnings from France Telecom and Vodafone, which have cast serious doubt on the growth potential of telecom services, investors say Hutchison should think again about its ambitions - and perhaps even halve the price it seeks. more
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