3 (company)
Hutchison 3G Enterprises S.A.R.L., trading as 3 (Three) and Hutchison 3G (acronym H3G), is the owner of several originally UMTS-based mobile phone networks and broadband Internet providers, which operate in Hong Kong, Macau, Austria, Denmark, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Trade name | 3 (Three) Hutchison 3G (H3G) |
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| Company type | S.A.R.L. |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 3 March 2003 |
| Founder | Hutchison Whampoa |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong (owner headquarters) Luxembourg (intellectual property management company headquarters) |
Area served | Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Macau, Sweden, United Kingdom |
Key people | Canning Fok |
| Products | Mobile telephony, fixed telephony |
| Owner | CK Hutchison Holdings (100%) |
| Parent | CK Hutchison Holdings |
| Subsidiaries | |
| Website | www |
The brand was officially founded on 3 March 2003 in Hong Kong.
As of 2022, registered "Three" customers worldwide numbered over 110 million.
All 3-branded network companies are wholly-owned subsidiaries of CK Hutchison Holdings (formerly Hutchison Whampoa) but the ownership structure varies. CK Hutchison Holdings owns direct majority interests of six networks through 3 Group Europe, including Austria, Denmark, Italy, Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings operates the networks in Hong Kong and Macau, while Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison operates the network in Indonesia. All 3-branded networks provide 4G (LTE) and 3G (WCDMA) services; some also run 2G networks and 5G services.
CK Hutchison Holdings no longer holds a 3G licence in Israel which was formerly operated under the brand Orange (now Partner Communications Company), and in Norway where an unused licence was previously held by 3 Scandinavia.