[NEC to supply 2.5 million 3G phones to Hutchison which has been blaming its slower than expected rollout of 3G services on lack of handsets.]

By Rico Ngai and Tony Munroe, Hong Kong -- "Hutchison Whampoa Ltd's 3G telecoms business, struggling with a shortage of phones, got a boost on Monday when NEC Corp said it would provide the company with 2.5 million handsets by the end of the first quarter.

The phones are part of an order for six million..."

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