Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Ltd

Synopsis

This report has been archived. arly in 2009 Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Ltd and Vodafone Australia agreed to merge their Australian mobile telecommunications businesses. Hutchison, through its 3 brand, launched Australia’s first 3G network and services. The combined entity will provide coverage to 63% of the population with 3G services and to 95% of the population with 2G services. The merged entity will operate under the name VHA with products marketed under the Vodafone brand with the option to continue to operate the 3 brand. This report proves details of Hutchison’s operations up until the time of the merger.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Vodafone and Hutchison merge australian operations.
  
• 3. Company information
  
• 4. Financial results
  
  • 4.1 Financial results – 2008
    
  • 4.2 Financial results – historical
    
    • 4.2.1 Financial results for 2007
      
    • 4.2.2 Financial results – 2006
      
• 5. Operating highlights
  
• 6. Market analysis 2008
  
  • 6.1 Hutchison no longer the 3G market leader
    
• 7. 3G Alliances
  
  • 7.1 Hutchison 3G Australia (H3GA)
    
    • 7.1.1 New agreement with Telecom New Zealand
      
  • 7.2 3G network sharing agreement with Telstra
    
  • 7.3 Yahoo!7 – as portal advertising partner
    
• 8. The network
  
  • 8.1 Overview of 3G networks
    
  • 8.2 3G ‘3’ network
    
  • 8.3 Network management
    
  • 8.4 3G network sharing agreement with Telstra
    
  • 8.5 3G HSDPA network upgrade
    
  • 8.6 3G Network expansion
    
  • 8.7 Network history
    
  • 8.8 Spectrum acquisitions
    
• 9. Company ownership
  
  • 9.1 Parent company – Hutchison Whampoa Ltd
    
  • 9.2 Telecom New Zealand
    
• 10. Products and services
  
  • 10.1 3G
    
  • 10.2 Mobile TV
    
    • 10.2.1 3 completes mobile TV MBMS trial
      
  • 10.3 Mobile broadband
    
  • 10.4 The X-Series (Internet applications suite)
    
    • 10.4.1 Overview
      
    • 10.4.2 Users can make Skype calls
      
  • 10.5 Alliance with iiNet
    
  • 10.6 Skypephone
    
• 11. Company history
  
• 12. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Service revenue – 1997 - 2008
• Table 2 – Key financial results – 2004 - 2008
• Table 3 – ARPU per month – 2006 - 2008
• Table 4 – Non-voice ARPU per month – 2004 - 2006
• Table 5 – Average margin and acquisition cost per customer – 2004 - 2006
• Table 6 – Overall subscribers – 1999 - 2008
• Table 7 – Customers by division – 2003 - 20081

• Exhibit 1 – Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Ltd at a glance
• Exhibit 2 – Hutchison spectrum acquisitions