3 posted double-digit revenue growth in most countries, with the UK up 9 percent and only Denmark lower, down 10 percent. The group's customer base rose 9 percent in 2012 to 23.519 million at year-end, including 648,000 net additions in Q4 alone, while data traffic surged to 247.3 petabytes from 154.9 in 2011. Capex totaled HKD 11.35 billion in 2012, while operating cash flow (EBITDA - capex) was a negative HKD 2.13 billion.
In 2013, 3 will continue to focus on acquiring high-margin customers and upselling existing customers to more higher-margin plans, while also further moving away from subsidised handsets. Strict cost control with a view to achieving maximum operational leverage also remains a priority, the company said. This, along with the acquisition of the Orange Austria activities, should lead to further improvement in results this year, the group said.
