Three has reported an increase of nearly one million over the last 12 months in its latest earnings report.

Three’s parent company, Hutchison Whampoa, detailed earnings of £26 million in the first half of 2012 before tax, an increase of almost double from the same period in last year.

Dave Dyson, CEO of Three UK, said: “A million growth in the customer base in the last 12 months is really supported by strong growth in the smartphone side of the market, and the majority of that growth is in contract handset smartphones”.