Vodafone's acquisition of Turkey's Telsim and Telefonica's purchase of O2 show that the European mobile market is still very much in flux. 3G networks are now online, and Hutchison has established itself as the leading 3G operator in virtually all its European markets.

With the ongoing threat of wide area wireless technologies, like WiMAX, soon to be deployed, European operators are digging deep to upgrade quickly to HSDPA in order to protect their market position.

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