Hutchison (HTX) has announced the launch of 3G services by its Macau mobile operation Hutchison Telephone (Macau) Limited.

Dennis Lui, chief executive officer of Hutchison Telecom, said: "In highly penetrated telecom markets like Macau where competitions have moved beyond pricing and basic voice minutes, it is the provision of daily-life multi-media contents and the mobile Internet experience that differentiate us from other operators."

Hutchison Telecom Macau has deployed WCDMA technology to roll out a high speed mobile 3.6Mbps HSDPA broadband network over which it offers an extensive range of multi-media content services with attractive tariff plans and handset choices on top of basic voice communications.

"Backed by the vast experience and expertise of Hutchison Telecom and 3 Group in driving growth of high speed multi-media mobile communications globally, Hutchison Telecom Macau, in a further development of its established telecommunications operation in the territory, will bring the best advanced 3G services to Macau and continue to play an integral part in Hutchison Telecom's value creation," said Lui.