3G/GERMANY: NUMBER OF USERS EXPECTED TO QUADRUPLE THIS YEAR.

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The number of third generation (3G) mobile telephony users is expected to almost quadruple by the end of the year in Germany from 2.3 to 9 millions, the German Telecoms and New Media Federation, Bitkom, estimated on February 15. These figures cover both cards used in portable computers and mobile telephones. "The problem of the chicken and the egg has been solved", according to Bitkom Chairman Willi Berchtold. In a statement he suggests that with "powerful networks, efficient appliances and interesting services: everything is now in place to drive the broadband mobile market". 3G has struggled...