New-Wave Cell Phones Arriving in Europe

Laurence Frost for the AP reports on the industry's thinking at the 3GSM World Congress industry show in Cannes on what services users will pay for, such as game playing and content.

He gave an interesting example of what 3G operator 3 is already doing, selling downloads of Premiership football highlights to British fans. The same operator has also been streaming live 24-hour coverage of "Big Brother" to its Swedish subscribers since last month, selling 60,000 sessions in the first two weeks.

emily | 5:40 PM | News, Buzz |
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