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vnunet.com brings an interview with Thomas Chambers, CFO at Symbian. The main point of this conversation (as the name says) is the consumer uptake of 3G services in the mobile phone market. As said, it is happening much more slowly than expected and the main reason according to Chambers is the lack of services. He argues that what consumer want include such services as mobile TV, distributed content or internet applications and points to the 3 components for successful usage of 3G: network, handsets and services. First two are here, with third being a problem.
At the end, Chambers noted that Sky‘s rollout of HDTV is an example of what NOT to do when launching a new service. 
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
