The likes of Nokia and Ericsson have previously announced that they do not intend to start shipping their 3G handsets until the end of 2002.
We will ship to the Hutchison group from early next year, Mr Sasaki said to the Financial Times. I think we will be the first.
As well as reaping the benefits of the infant 3G networks NEC’s handsets, developed in partnership with Matsushita, will be able to operate as a normal handset in regions not covered by a 3G network.
