Hutchison Whampoaon Thursday hit out at the market’s relentless focus on its loss-making third-generation telecommunications unit, saying analysts and media should take a broader view of its businesses.

“From the point of view of the company as a whole, it’s not correct to have the same focus on 3G as when it was a start-up three years ago,” said Frank Sixt, group finance director. “Hutch should be looked at more as a whole rather than from the perspective of one of its parts.”