The group’s Indonesian operations added more than 950 sites in the third quarter of 2008 and added 401,000 new customers resulting in a total customer base of over 3.6 million. This represented year-on-year growth of 122% and quarterly growth of 12.5%.
The Hong Kong operations reported 6.9% growth in its 3G customer base during the third quarter of 2008, and its 1.3 million customers represented approximately 50% share of the 3G market in Hong Kong. Total customer base of Hong Kong has grown to approximately 2.7 million. Israeli operations also saw growth in the 3G segment which increased 8% during the quarter to 901,000, taking their total customer base to approximately 2.9 million.
According to the company, during the third quarter of 2008 the group’s Indonesian operations cut back promotional offers which led to a 20% improvement in the key operational profitability parameter average revenue per minute to IDR177.
Dennis Lui, CEO of Hutchison Telecom, said: “We are pleased that the group’s key mobile operations continued to report sustained customer growth and improvement in operational parameters. These are achieved through the implementation of initiatives in our growth markets and leverage of our 3G market leadership role in established markets.”
