Hutchison 3G

3 Since July 2002, the hallmark of the 3G mobile offer of the conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Limited ( HWL ). The brand name is pronounced in the local language, such as " Three" in the UK and Australia, " three" in Austria, "Sam" in Hong Kong, "Tri " in Indonesia and " Tre " in Italy and Sweden.

Locations

Under the brand name 3 Hutchison Whampoa operates in nine countries mobile networks with the transmission standard UMTS / HSDPA ( 3G), in Denmark, Great Britain, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Austria, Sweden and Hong Kong. In Israel, the established brand name "Orange" instead of 3 further used for the UMTS offer. The subsidiaries in Hong Kong and Israel are only indirectly through Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited to HWL. In August 2012, counted 3 total around 31.6 million customers. 2007 total sales of approximately € 5.7 billion was achieved. In March 2007, the mobile service was launched under the brand 3 in Indonesia.

Company Key

• Turnover

• Earnings before interest and taxes ( EBIT):

• Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA )

• Average revenue per user (ARPU)

• Total customers

• Currently Hutchison 3G Austria has about 580 employees.

3 Skype Phone

Since November 2007, sold 3 together with Skype, the 3 Skypephone. Skype is integrated in it and leave a Skype button to make free Skype -to-Skype telephone calls or chat with Skype. Can not be used the SkypeIn and SkypeOut features, so the calls from mobile and landlines via Skype. The Skypephone is based on BREW from Qualcomm and has the usual functionalities of UMTS mobile phones. Since the connection between mobile phone and mobile radio network as a voice call, no UMTS coverage is necessary for Skype calls, and it also are no data costs. Abroad, the Skype phone will work in the context of "3 Like Home ". After specifying the 3 Skypephone sold better than the iPhone in Austria.

Apart from the 3 Skype Phone Skype service is available on many other of 3 offered mobile phones. Depending on the particular tariff model Skype can be either free or available for an additional monthly fee. Also on some paid cell phones is Skype for free.

3 Like Home

As the first mobile operator offered three international roaming for all services, ie, voice and video telephony, data transfer, etc., at no additional cost to the domestic rates. Required for a claim, however, was the acquisition of the each country's own UMTS network 3 3 Like Home was for Austrian 3 customers in the countries of Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Great Britain, Ireland and Hong Kong. In foreign areas, which serves 3 roaming is " 3 Like Home " for these conditions is still not possible, indicate the networks of Israel, Indonesia and Australia are not included. 3 Like Home was abolished in the wake of the acquisition of Orange Austria on August 19, 2013 for all new customers or at the changing of the tariff. At a constant rate varies for the time being nothing.

Subsidiaries under the brand 3

• Australia: Hutchison 3G Australia Pty Limited ( 80.1 % Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia ) Ltd, HWL what holds 57.82 %. )

• Denmark: Hi3G Denmark (60 % HWL 40 % Investor AB )

• Hong Kong: Hutchison 3G HK Limited ( 71 % HTIL, HWL what about a 50% stake 24.1% NTT DoCoMo, NEC 5% )
• Indonesia: PT Hutchison CP Telecommunications (60 % HTIL, HWL what about a 50% stake 40% Charoen )
• Ireland: Hutchison 3G Ireland Limited ( HWL 100 % )

• Italy: 3 Italy SpA ( 95.4 % HWL )

• Austria: Hutchison 3G Austria GmbH (100 % HWL )

• Sweden: Hi3G Access AB (60 % HWL 40 % Investor AB )

• UK: Hutchison 3G UK Ltd.. (100 % HWL )

• Norway: Hi3G Access Norway AS (60 % HWL ) - license since September 2003 without network operation; on 15 March 2011 it was announced that HI3G Access the license gives up.

Austria: Three Hutchison Austria GmbH

Since May 5, 2003 Hutchison offers Three Austria GmbH under the brand 3 in Austria its mobile services, and operates a pure UMTS and HSDPA network. In addition to voice telephony already known to date is 3 focuses mainly on new mobile services. In addition to high-speed internet access with UMTS / HSDPA offers its customers 3 high definition TV, Skype and MSN on the phone. Other services are music downloads and streaming on mobile phone ( audio and video ), navigation solutions and reporting on news, weather, sports and lifestyle. Three won the tel.con Award for eBay ( 2006) and the X-Series Gold ( 2007).

In 2013, took over 3 Bookseller Orange Austria (formerly ONE), was converted to the orange mark on 3 in the fall of 2013.

Mobile TV and DVB -H

3 received in February 2008, along with One and Media Broadcast by the regulatory Come Austria DVB -H license in Austria. On 30 May 2008 3 launched its mobile TV services based on DVB -H. Offered are 15 TV channels: one ORF, ORF 2, ATV, Puls4, ProSieben Austria, RTL, Sat.1 Austria, VOX, laola1.tv, LALA ( Universal Music TV), Krone.TV, Red Bull TV, RTL II, N24, Super RTL and five radio stations: Ö3, FM4, KroneHit, OE1 and LoungeFM. The DVB- H service, however, was set by December 31, 2010 across Austria because of lack of success.

This adds to the available for each customer for a long time Mobile TV service, can be in the nearly 30 channels, including one ORF, ORF 2, ATV and Puls4 transmitted via UMTS streaming and received by mobile phone or data modem. According to information of 3 is here to HD streaming. However, this is practically not the case. In addition, 3 has too few resources. For many, simultaneous viewers there are many interruptions.

Supply

In autumn 2007 it came to the court dispute between the Mobilkom Austria (now A1 Telekom Austria ) and 3, having 3 claims to have the largest UMTS / HSDPA / HSUPA network in Austria. Since 3 for 83 % of the population offers a UMTS / HSDPA supply, Mobilkom Austria but for 80 %, the court also ruled that the difference is too small to advertise with this can. In May 2008, were 3 known now be able to supply 94 % of the population with UMTS and thus have the largest UMTS network in Austria.

Through the acquisition of tele.ring by T-Mobile Austria took over 3 in 2006 around 2,000 tele.ring transmitter sites. With an additional investment of 300 million euros plans 3 to the beginning of 2008 there anywhere to offer HSDPA, where previously there was a tele.ring network coverage.

Outside of your own UMTS / HSDPA network, which claims 94 % of the population are reached by, roams 3 in GSM / GPRS / EDGE network of 2G provider T-Mobile Austria, and so there has the same coverage as this one.

November 16, 2011, the Company announced the introduction of HD Voice. Two days later, on 18 November 2011, launched 3 commercial operation of LTE network on the 2600 MHz band in Vienna.

Customer numbers

On 5 May 2008 3 in Austria celebrated its 5th anniversary. At this time, the mobile operators in Austria had 555,555 UMTS customers by its own account. The end of 2006 was 3 to over 29% market share in UMTS in Austria. In August 2009, had approximately 773,000 customers 3. In August 2010, had approximately 973,000 customers 3 .. Currently (as of 2013), there are 1.711 million

On average, 3 made ​​in 2006 with every customer 49,57 EUR turnover per month ( ARPU). That was about three percent less than the end of 2006, but according to Hutchison, still the highest ARPU of all Austrian mobile operator. The share of revenues from data and Internet services rose to 22 percent.

Management

The headquarters of 3 is located in the Brno Straße 52 in the 21st district of Vienna. Other regional offices are located in Graz and Salzburg. The Austrian Board has been committed to June 23, 2010 from January Trionow CEO (since 2001 in the company, since March 2005 as CTO on the board ), CFO Sabine Hogl, CTO Matthias Balder man and Chief Sales and Service Officer (CSO ) Rudolf Schrefl together.

The since 2002 working for the company as CEO Berthold Thoma died on 8 June 2010 at the age of 46 after a long illness. Took over on an interim basis in January Trionow instead of Thoma to lead the way.

Thoma was from November 2006 to January 2007, Vice President and since then until his death president of the Association of Alternative telecom network operators (VAT ), where he was appointed to this function in March 2010 again. In Mobile Communications Forum ( FMK ), he was a board member. The childless married Thoma was furthermore also a lecturer of the course Telematics Management at the Danube University Krems.

Italy: 3 Italia SpA

In June 2006, 3 Italia launched under the brand 3 as the world's first provider to the commercial mobile television broadcasting in the DVB -H standard. The service is called " La3 " and can only be received with special phones from Samsung and LG. There are 15 programs to choose from, including the four channels of SKY, the three RAI channels as well as productions of 3 Italia in the fields of sport and show. End of 2007, the DVB -H offer of 3 in Italy 750,000 customers.

In 2007, 3 Italia announced, its intention to adjust the tariff SuperTua Più, despite contractual agreement for apparent benefit of the customer and changed the credit system fundamentally. Therefore, the company from customers, the media and consumer protection came easily into disrepute. In Italy, around 3 9.53 million customers (as of end of 2012).

UK: Hutchison 3G UK Limited

End of 2005, Hutchison 3G UK launched the service SeeMeTV, where customers can resell created themselves by mobile phone videos to other customers. By November 2006, there were 20,000 uploads per month and 12 million downloads. In November 2006, Hutchison 3G UK has won the Financial Times World Communications Award for this service. In the UK and Ireland together had 3 end of 2012 together 9.871 million customers.