Research and Markets: Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Ltd

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7a4d75/vodafone_hutchison) has announced the addition of the "Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Ltd" report to their offering.

Vodafone Hutchison Australia was formed in June 2009 following the merger of Vodafone Australia with Hutchison Telecoms, each entity owning half of the new company. Vodafone Australia was owned by Vodafone Group Plc and won Australias third mobile carrier licence in 1992 and began operations in 1993. It became the third largest mobile carrier in Australia after Telstra and Optus. Hutchison Telecom is owned by Hutchison Whampoa (52%), Leanrose Pty Ltd (115), Telecom NZ (10%) with the remainder held by the public. Hutchison, through its 3 brand, launched Australias first 3G network and services. It owns/operates a 3G WCDMA network - in Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth, Canberra, Werribee, Geelong, Campbelltown, Frankston and Wollongong. Both companies offer a comprehensive suite of mobile products to both domestic and business customers. This report describes and analyses the merger, together with a brief history of the merging companies.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Synopsis

2. Vodafone and Hutchison merge australian operations

2.1 Competition concerns

2.2 High level facts and figures

2.3 Vodafone - Hutchison merger is good news for competition

2.4 Positive and Negative elements

2.5 Outlook

3. The merging companies

3.1 Vodafone

3.2 Hutchison

4. Operating statistics

4.1 VHA full year results 2009

4.2 Vodafone 4.3 Hutchison

5. Financial results

5.1 Vodafone

5.2 Hutchison

6. Mobile access networks

6.1 Vodafone

6.2 3G and High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) network

6.3 Hutchison

7. Related reports

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