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rocked  Analyst splashes occupants with water  Third generation
mobile phone technology will encounter major stumbling blocks in
the UK and rest of Europe, according to a report by analyst firm
Forrester.  In Japan mobile telcos, especially NTT DoCoMo, have
made strong profits from using their current cellular and web
technology, called i-mode. But Forrester is dubious about the
potential success of high-bandwidth services in Europe.  "The
mobile internet won't pay for [3G] investments," says the
report. Forrester interviewed mobile telcos and found they
expected revenue per person to rise by 25 percent. But Forrester
comes to the conclusion revenue per users will fall by 15
percent, a massive difference. Mobile phone network companies
that stick with GPRS, the addition of 56Kbps-level data
technology to existing cellular GSM systems, will do well says
the report.  This puts the mockers on a lot of promises both
mobile phone companies and elements of