How 3G phones work

Japan's leading mobile telecoms operator, NTT DoCoMo, has launched the world's first third generation (3G) mobile phone service.

Users of this revolutionary phone will be able to surf the internet and see pictures of the people they are talking to, and eventually they will be able to watch movies and listen to music on their handsets.

NTT DoCoMo hopes to conquer markets in Europe and America, and snap up six million domestic subscribers by March 2004.