Hutchison 3G to start in Austria on 5th May

Hutchison, first mobile telephone company in Austria to provide the latest generation of UMTS mobiles telephone, will open its doors to new customers on 5th May, it emerged yesterday. Hutchinson head Berthold Thorna said that the company would be selling UMTS mobile phones under the brand name "Mark "3". He said that "3 "had been a logical choice for the brand name because the number drew attention to the fact that this was the third generation of mobile phones as well as to the three strengths of the new technology which blends communication, information and entertainment.