Articles tagged with: Hutchison 3G and Hutchison 3G Uk

Deutsche Telekom Under Pressure to Sell T-Mobile UK

Deutsche Telekom is reported to be coming under pressure to sell the UK arm of T-Mobile due to ongoing poor performance at the mobile network. Deutsche Telekom (DT) recently warned that it might have to write down the valuation of the company in its next financial results.  more

Related Tags: deutsche-telekom, mobile--broadband-network, ran, 3g-radio-access-network, t-mobile-uk, hutchison, telekom, option, UK


3 UK to Scrap Top-Up Fee Requirement for Skype Users

Hutchison 3G UK (3 UK) has announced that it will offer unlimited Skype-to-Skype calls and instant messages at no charge to anyone with a 3 SIM card. Starting from next month, there will be no data charges or top-up fees for either contract or pay-as-you-go customers who use Skype on 3's UK network. Anyone with a 3 UK branded Skype-enabled handset will be able to buy a 3 SIM and talk as much as they want to other Skype users without ever having to pay another penny.  more

Related Tags: skype, 3-uk, voip, sms, social-networking, sim, 3g, , 3, email, churn, top-up, UK


Arqiva named as principal cell site partner for 3G network integration project

Mobile Broadband Network Limited (MBNL), the network joint venture between T-Mobile UK and Hutchison 3G UK, has selected Arqiva as its strategic partner for the provision of cell sites. Under the terms of the 10-year agreement, Arqiva will provide MBNL with 5,100 sites and Arqiva will have exclusive marketing rights for site sharing services on a further 2,500 sites.  more

Related Tags: t-mobile, 3g, 3-uk, tim, ovi, iden, t-mobile-uk, mobile-broadband, radio-access-network, 3, backhaul, hutchison, partner, mbnl, arqiva, pace, UK


O2, Vodafone Reported to be in Network Sharing Talks

UK operators, O2 and Vodafone are reported to be in advanced talks regarding sharing their network infrastructure. Citing people close to the talks, the Financial Times that a deal "could provide them with significant savings in capital and operating spending". Vodafone's CEO, Vittorio Collao is currently seeking annual cost savings of £1bn by 2010-11 to bring the UK divisions' operating margins up to the average compared to its other country networks.  more

Related Tags: orange, t-mobile, 3g, vodafone, o2, core-network, 1800mhz, ran, 900mhz, bts, hutchison, network-sharing, UK


BT Mulls a Return to the UK Mobile Market

The UK's dominant landline operator, British Telecom (BT) is reported to be considering a return to the mobile market in an effort to boost profits by taping the growing market for combined home broadband/mobile services.  more

Related Tags: t-mobile, vodafone, mvno, o2, landline, hutchison, hutchison-whampoa, british-telecom, UK


UK Operators Facing Further Cuts in Mobile Termination Rates

The UK's Competition Commission has ruled that the mobile operators should lower their landline to mobile termination rates by around 20% by 2010/11 - and to a rate which is lower than was proposed by the telecoms regulator, Ofcom.  more

Related Tags: orange, t-mobile, vodafone, o2, h3g, termination-rates, ofcom, landline, hutchison, mobile-termination-rates, competition-commission, termination, UK


Tellabs Wins UK Mobile Backhaul Contract

In a five-year deal, the UK's BT Group has selected Tellabs to provide solutions for part of its Ethernet-based mobile backhaul service.  more

Related Tags: orange, ethernet, t-mobile, edge, vodafone, tellabs, bt-group, bt, backhaul, hutchison, 2g, UK


Ericsson to manage 3G RAN operations for T-Mobile and 3 UK

Mobile Broadband Network Limited (MBNL), the 50:50 joint venture formed by Hutchison 3G UK (3UK) and T-Mobile UK to manage the integration of both operators' 3G radio access networks (RAN), has awarded Ericsson a four-year managed services contract for the operation and maintenance of the consolidated network.  more

Related Tags: ethernet, t-mobile, nokia, base-station, 3-uk, ericsson, t-mobile-uk, mobile-broadband, ran, 3, backhaul, infrastructure-sharing, mbnl, managed-services, 3g-network, network-sharing, 2g, UK


Hutchison 3G UK to Support Nokia Music Download Platform

Nokia has announced that Hutchison 3G UK (3) is to support its unlimited music download service, Comes With Music from the start of next month. 3 customers who choose Comes With Music when they sign up to an 18-month contract with a Nokia N95 8GB handset will have access to over 4 million tracks, including international and UK artists.  more

Related Tags: 3-uk, ovi, mobile-internet, 3, hutchison, comes-with-music, navigation, music, navigation-services, UK


BT Signs 3G Backhaul Contract with T-Mobile and 3 UK

T-Mobile UK and Hutchison 3G UK, through their joint venture company, Mobile Broadband Network Ltd (MBNL), have signed a five-year managed network solutions agreement with the UK's dominant landline operator, BT to provide links connecting 7,500 base station sites on their consolidated 3G infrastructure.  more

Related Tags: ethernet, t-mobile, base-station, mobile-data, 3-uk, t-mobile-uk, mobile-broadband, landline, bt, 3, backhaul, hutchison, UK


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