Bringing innovation to billions

Today, we stand on the precipice of a change in communications technology that is unlike anything we have seen before. We are heading rapidly into a new age of communications in which, by 2015, five billion people will be able to access communications and information services.

In this exciting future, consumers across developed and emerging markets will enjoy fast data connections that will bring new ways to find information about the world around them. By connecting them to content, to knowledge and to their peers, people will feel closer to the issues that matter to them personally.

In emerging markets, the affordability and convenience of mobile devices will play a crucial role in bringing the Internet to people. Everyone will have the opportunity to use communications to unite in new communities, to collaborate and create content and services for themselves, for entertainment and for business purposes.

Communications will continue to provide countless new opportunities in education, employment, healthcare and public services. It will help people to better address demographic and environmental issues.

Nowhere will the impact of this revolution be more pronounced than in emerging markets. People in urban and rural areas will discover powerful new ways to change their daily lives for the better. This new era of communications will be achieved through the cooperation and innovation of all stakeholders.

Together, we can create a future of untold benefits for everyone.

For more information please visit our website at: http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/newgrowthmarkets

Simon Beresford-Wylie
Chief Executive Officer