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Nokia strengthens its presence in Tunisia


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November 17, 2005, Tunis, Tunisia - Nokia today opened its first office in Tunisia. The new facility, located in Tunis, will employ ten people responsible for managing relationships with Nokia’s customers in the country and providing them with consulting services and technical assistance.

“The mobile subscriber growth rate in the Middle East and Africa is one of the highest in the world,” says Dr. Walid Moneimne, Senior Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Networks, Nokia. “There are currently 2 billion mobile phone subscribers worldwide and we expect that by 2010 this number will have reached 3 billion. We are expanding across the Middle East and Africa to meet the demands of this growth and share Nokia’s strong experience and state-of-the-art products and solutions with our customers.”

Nokia is well positioned to capitalize on this growth with its localization strategy and commitment to bringing resources, people and products to where they best serve customers.

“Our commitment to our customers has made Nokia a leading mobility company. This commitment and leadership is illustrated by our comprehensive and ever-growing product portfolio for operators and consumers, our extensive research and development, and our ability to move rapidly to meet demand,” continues Dr. Moneimne.

Nokia 2 Billion Award celebrate achievements in the ICT sector

Nokia yesterday presented four ambassadors of mobility with Nokia 2 Billion Award for their involvement in driving the global adoption of information and communication technology (ICT). Awards were presented by Simon Beresford-Wylie, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Networks, Nokia. The ceremony took place at the World Summit Award Gala and was attended by visiting dignitaries from around the world.

The awards were presented to the International Telecommunication Union for its activities in the development of telecommunications; the heads of Telecom and Post in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark as the fathers of NMT; Groupe Spécial Mobile as the fathers of GSM; and to a group of inventors of SMS, the most widely used data service. The winners were presented with scholarships and community involvement projects in their name, as well as a Nokia 8800 with special engraving.

The World Summit Award is held in the framework of, and in cooperation with, the United Nations’ World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which is held in Tunis, Tunisia, November 16-18. At the summit, Nokia promotes universal access to communications technologies, celebrates two billion mobile subscribers and showcases mobile phones and network solutions for bridging the digital divide.

For further information on Nokia Middle East and Africa, please visit its web site at www.nokiamena.com.

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