Hutchison Whampoa, the company behind the Three UK mobile network and many other businesses, has published its annual results. The 3 Group of mobile networks worldwide reported total revenue of HK$74,288 million (£5.988 billion), up 16%, and a 7% increase in 3G customers to 31.6 million worldwide.
Three UK ended the financial year with 3.6 million prepaid customers and 4.6 million on ‘pay monthly’ contracts, resulting in an annual operating profit.
[Hutchison Whampoa results (pdf)]