In the Sydney and Brisbane license areas Motorola will provide the radio access network.
Mr Canning Fok, chairman of Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Ltd. and group managing director of Hutchison Whampoa said in a press statement. We are very confident that 3G will revolutionize the way people live with the introduction of new, powerful and exciting services. As always, Hutchison is fully behind HTAL.
Partnering with Ericsson and Motorola in Australia ensures we have the synergies and technological strength to build our network in the fastest and most capital and cost efficient way. This then allows us to bring globally competitive products and services to market of the highest quality and in a timely manner.
Karl Sundström, Ericsson Australia’s managing director added: Hutchison Whampoa has been instrumental in defining the global 3G environment by being one of the first carriers to embrace the market potential of 3G and as such, Ericsson is honored to be chosen as the principal supplier for HTAL to realize its vision in Australia.
Hutchison is no doubt one of the most committed and focused 3G global operators in the world, holding 3G licenses also in UK, Italy, Sweden and Austria, stated Kinson Loo, managing director of Ericsson’s Global Account for Hutchison. Ericsson is fully committed to support Hutchison with our world-leading end-to-end 3G solutions to ensure a strong and successful 3G business for Hutchison.
