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To: Captain Jack who wrote (6995)	8/22/2000 1:12:02 PM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34857

Re: WAP Interesting move: >> Nokia's WAP Challenge news@2direct August 21,2000 wirelessweek.com Nokia today released its Wireless Applications Protocol 2.0 microbrowser for Internet-surfing handsets. But the browser, available on all Nokia’s 7100-series handsets shipping in Europe, isn’t just an upgrade. The 2.0 version will be shipped to phone makers as source code, enabling manufacturers and carriers to tinker with it. "This makes it much easier for vendors to make carrier-specific changes," says Paul Chapple, manager of business development for Nokia, adding that user interface, synchronization and security can all be customized by altering the source codes. "They design it as they go, and it’s much more flexible." Nokia’s move - the first time a software vendor has unveiled source codes industrywide - could rattle Phone.com’s current stronghold on the WAP microbrowser market. Some predict a number of vendors will make a bee line for the browser, possibly choosing it over Phone.com’s fixed, binary-code browser. << - Eric -

To: Captain Jack who wrote (6995)	8/22/2000 10:21:37 PM
From: A.L. Reagan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34857

Mobile phone producer Capitel Group sold 3.58 million mobile phones in the first half of the year, ranking No 1 in the country [snip]... It also produces the most Nokia mobile phones in China. Gee, I thought from reading the QCOM'ers posting here that the Asian menace was going to wipe out Nokia. At least somebody in wireless is kicking ass in China! Saw also that Unicom is on a big push to upgrade its GSM network. Although NOK didn't get the infra contract, and there's competition, should nevertheless translate into good h.s. sales.