After plugging in millions of dollars into third generation (3G) mobile services, cellular chief executives like Vodafone's Arun Sarin have been looking for revenue sources outside of phone calls, which have themselves seen prices driven down by competition.

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Six weeks after Nievert succeeded Jan-ke Kark, Telia failed to win a licence in its home market to supply third-generation (3G) mobile-phone services.

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The cellular telecommunications industry is entering a period of transition from aging, analog-era transmission technology to high-speed "third-generation" (3G) mobile networks.

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He spent euro33 billion acquiring VoiceStream, the sixth-largest of America's big cell-phone operators, and a further euro8 billion on 3G (third generation) mobile-phone licences from European governments.

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The Mogul doesn't look quite as futuristic or elegant as the iPhone, but it has some features Apple's phone lacks, like a removable battery, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard for thumbing messages, access to a "third-generation" (3G) Internet connection for fast mobile Web access and downloadable software applications that let you turn your smart phone into a mini computer.

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