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Technology Stocks : Nokia (NOK)

NOK 6.870

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Feb 5 3:59 PM EST

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To: Caxton Rhodes who wrote (7299)	9/27/2000 3:12:55 PM
From: Ruffian	Read Replies (1) of 34857

Nokia holding cut Invesco has already reduced its holding in Finnish handset and infrastructure maker Nokia [NOK] and is not a big holder in Ericsson [ERICY]. Concern about the 3G spending was a factor in the big falls in the share prices of Nokia and Ericsson after their mid-year results. See story on Ericsson’s results. See story on Nokia’s results. See Goldman’s view on pressures on Ericsson’s position. There is also a danger the telecoms operators will not be able to provide the content to fill their 3G networks once they are built, or that the capacity will go unused, Hayward said. Risk of 3G flop Hayward pointed to the lackluster response to WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) services introduced in Europe over the last year. WAP is a less sophisticated way to access the Internet and has not been as successful as many had hoped in its European launches because of slow download times and relatively sparse content. “There’s still a risk ahead of us that all that capacity that we will have when the third generation is deployed will go unused,” he said. “We may not see the ramp up in services that has everyone so excited about what is happening in Japan.” snip ftmarketwatch.com{AAA30A25-C...

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