PCCW, Hong Kong’s largest fixed line operator, has said that the company will not invest heavily in 3G because of soft demand for the technology. This is in sharp contrast to the strategy of Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa, which has invested more than 20 billion euro ($24 billion) in 3G worldwide, and is the world’s biggest investor in the technology. Last year PCCW acquired Sunday Communications, a local wireless operator, to become an integrated operator with fixed line, mobile, broadband and pay-TV services. It launched a free 3G trial for 110,000 users in January.
