Toshiba says it needs the German company's experience in making GSM since the first 3G models offered in Europe will be dual mode (GSM and WCDMA).

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This is because GSM accounts for almost 70% of the mobile phone market in emerging markets, and WCDMA is specifically designed to be compatible with GSM core network.

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Telecommunications experts predict that most GSM countries will adopt a 3G standard known as Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA).

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