GSA APAC CHAPTER ANNOUNCES MR ANDERS KAGER AS NEW CHAIRMAN

Singapore, January 13, 2005: The Global mobile Suppliers Association today announced Mr Anders Kager, Director Regional Marketing, Asia Pacific, Nokia Networks as the new chairman of the GSA Asia Pacific Chapter, effective January 2005. Mr. Kager takes over the responsibility from Alfred Ling, Vice President of Ericsson SE Asia, who has successfully completed his term of office.

The GSA APAC Chapter supports the development in the Asia Pacific region of high quality voice and enhanced mobile data services enabled by the GSM open platform, embracing GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA standards. The aim is to bring information and clarity on key industry issues to assist operators, investors, governments, Administrations and all other industry stakeholders at a time when the evolution to 3G services is in full swing with WCDMA and EDGE, and accelerating globally. APAC Chapter activities include information seminars, briefings, and sponsorship at key industry events.

Anders Kager, Chairman of GSA APAC Chapter, said: “I am delighted to be the next Chairman of the GSA APAC Chapter. The APAC market is a diverse one and this makes it essential to communicate the superior value that GSM technology delivers to all stakeholders, and the new business opportunities that 3G is delivering. Dialogue is critical in advancing the mobile market through a network evolution path that makes the best business sense. Our work will continue strengthening the relationship between the GSA Asia Pacific Chapter and the operators, regulators, and media in our many and diverse markets.”

Alan Hadden, President, GSA, said: “The Chapter program harnesses the shared experiences and expertise of leading global players including Alcatel, Ericsson, Nokia and Siemens, ensuring effective dialogue with key decision makers to ensure the best possible contributions and solutions for the market place with GSM/WCDMA.”

GSM is the technology platform today serving over 1.2 billion customers, and is the global mobile technology of choice. International roaming for worldwide mobility, call security, advanced services and global economies of scale are some of the many unrivalled features of GSM, making it the ideal platform for delivering high-speed third generation (3G) multimedia services.

Asia Pacific leads the world for mobile non-voice services and was the first region to introduce 3G services using GSM/WCDMA.

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