O2 chief executive admits 3G launch has been a ‘complete disaster’

…O2 chief executive Peter Erskine has admitted the launch of third-generation (3G) mobile phone services has been a ‘complete disaster’ for the telecoms industry. Just 400,000 of O2’s 16.3 million UK customers have 3G phones, he says.

O2 chief executive Peter Erskine has admitted the launch of third-generation (3G) mobile phone services has been a ‘complete disaster’ for the telecoms industry. Just 400,000 of O2’s 16.3 million UK customers have 3G phones, he says.