Nokia EDGE Update 2002
The Nokia EDGE Update 2002 will be held in concert with the Nokia Mobile Internet Conference (NMIC), on November 5th at the Lenbach, Renaissance Goblin-Saal at Ottostrasse 6, Munich, Germany. The first EDGE event was organised in 2001 during NMIC Barcelona as the "Nokia/AWS EDGE Operator Forum". Nokia EDGE Update 2002 is an event similar to NMIC 2002 in Munich, and is intended as a follow up to demonstrate Nokia's commitment to EDGE and readiness for global launches. The event has strong backing from operators, particularly from leading EDGE operators such as AWS and Cingular. Nokia EDGE Update 2002 is a global event and operators from Europe, Asia and Americas are expected to particate. The event is targeted for mobile operators senior management and invitations will be sent by early October.
Key topics to be covered at the event are:
• Confirm both infra and terminal roadmaps & availabilities
• e-2-e demo with infrastructure, terminals and applications
Agenda: EDGE Update 2002
November 5th 2002
14:00 Bus transportation to EDGE Update (The Lenbach) from NMIC
14:30 Registration
15:00 Welcome / Introductions:
• Dr. J.T. Bergqvist, Executive Vice President, Nokia Networks
15:15 Nokia Confirms EDGE Schedule:
• Dr. J.T. Bergqvist, Executive Vice President, Nokia Networks
15:45 Nokia GSM/EDGE Handset Roadmap
• Mr. Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President, Nokia Mobile Phones
16:00 Cingular Ready for EDGE Launch
• Mr. Bill Clift, Chief Technology Officer, Cingular Wireless
16:45 Coffee
17:15 EDGE Trials Update
• Mr. Rod Nelson, Chief Technology Officer, AT&T Wireless Services
17:45 EDGE Operator Discussion
18:30 Wrap-up and Closing
• Dr. J.T. Bergqvist, Executive Vice President, Nokia Networks
18:45 EDGE Live Demo
• Demo with Nokia terminals and infrastructure
19:30 Bus transportation to Nokia NMIC Party<
Excerpt from Q3 Earnings CC (Qctober 17, 2002)
Strong development in the Americas where deliveries
of GSM/EDGE networks overlay proceeding well
• Delivered EDGE-capable GSM equipment to 23 operators
across all existing GSM frequencies worldwide
• EDGE expected to be deployed by practically all of
our over 100 GSM customers within the next few years
• GSM/EDGE handsets to be shipped in 2002
• GSM/EDGE/WCDMA multimode handsets in 2003-2004
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