Nokia Siemens Networks starts operations and assumes a leading position in the communications industry

Nokia updates 2007 market outlook for the mobile and fixed intrastructure and
related services market 

Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced today that Nokia Siemens Networks started its
operations on April 1, assuming a leading position in the communications
infrastructure market and ready to help its hundreds of customers across the
globe meet the challenges of connecting the five billion people that the
company believes will be “always on” by 2015. 

The new company, owned by Nokia and Siemens, holds a top three position in the
industry (based on 2006 pro-forma revenues of EUR 17.1 billion) and is ideally
positioned to tap growth opportunities in both the wireless and fixed
communications markets. Nokia Siemens Networks has approximately 600 customers
and operates in about 150 countries, combining deep local presence and know-how
with the global reach and international support of an industry leader. The
company starts with strong momentum. Approximately 140 joint bids have been
submitted since anti-trust approvals in November, in addition to the separate
Siemens and Nokia activities. 

“Already starting as one of the leaders of the industry, we have a clear
objective: to become number one. We want to be the number one communications
enabler for our customers; the number one company connecting the world through
seamless connectivity of mobile and fixed communications; and the number one
workplace of choice for our employees. We also want to be known for operating
with the highest standards of ethics and integrity,” said Simon
Beresford-Wylie, chief executive officer of Nokia Siemens Networks. 

Nokia Siemens Networks has five product business units - Radio Access,
Broadband Access, Service Core and Applications, IP/Transport, and Operations
Support Systems - that provide a full range of products and applications for
fixed, mobile and converged networks. Additionally, the new company addresses
the growing demand for services through its Services Business Unit, which has
some 20,000 professionals worldwide. 

“We have the size and resources to compete, but we also recognize that true
competitiveness goes well beyond scale,” said Simon Beresford-Wylie. “Nokia
Siemens Networks has the capability to bring true innovation to its customers.
We have a company culture that values speed, flexibility, integrity and results
over hierarchy. A deep partnership with Nokia gives us unique insights into
end-users and allows us to provide full end-to-end solutions to our customers.
And, last but not least, we have a portfolio that is ideal for the world of
convergence, with strength in both fixed and mobile systems.” 

Nokia Siemens Networks builds on the rich research and innovation strength of
its parent companies. It will have one of the world's best research and
development teams, focused on advancing the development of best-in-class
products for next-generation fixed and mobile network solutions. In 2006, the
R&D team that is now part of Nokia Siemens Networks demonstrated the world's
first Long Term Evolution (LTE) radio access solution.  In fixed access,
research teams were able to transmit data at a rate of 10 gigabits per second
via an optical access network, which is four times faster than the rate
previously possible. 

Recently, a 10x111 gigabit per second native transmission was achieved over
2400km using a Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) infrastructure
originally designed for 10 gigabit per second transmission - showing that
operators will be able to migrate to 100 gigabit ethernet services per
wavelength using their existing optical infrastructure.  This strong R&D
capability, together with the innovative solutions already commercially
available today like IMS, MSC Server System and Internet HSPA, will enable
Nokia Siemens Networks to help customers meet their business goals. 
 
“As the market changes and our customers face complex business challenges, we
will also need to change at Nokia Siemens Networks,” continued Beresford-Wylie.
“Bringing the internet and connectivity to the vast majority of people by 2015
will require finding new ways to lower the cost of connections, particularly in
the large emerging markets.  As Nokia and Siemens said when announcing the new
company on June 19, 2006, we will seek estimated cost synergies of EUR 1.5
billion annually by 2010 in order to build a strong, competitive Nokia Siemens
Networks.” 

In terms of market outlook, over the last couple of months, there has been a
narrowing of visibility and indications of a slowdown in spending in some
regions.  As a result, Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks today are updating the
outlook for the mobile and fixed services infrastructure market for 2007.  The
companies now expect very slight market growth for the mobile and fixed
infrastructure and related services market in euro terms in 2007.  Previously,
Nokia expected slight growth in the mobile and fixed infrastructure and related
services market in euro terms in 2007.  From April 1, 2007, the financial
results of Nokia Siemens Networks will be consolidated to Nokia. 

About Nokia Siemens Networks
Nokia Siemens Networks is a leading global enabler of communications services.
The company provides a complete, well-balanced product portfolio of mobile and
fixed network infrastructure solutions and addresses the growing demand for
services with 20,000 service professionals worldwide. The combined pro-forma
revenues of €17.1bn in fiscal year 2006 make Nokia Siemens Networks one of the
largest telecommunications infrastructure companies. Nokia Siemens Networks has
operations in some 150 countries and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. It
combines Nokia's Networks Business Group and the carrier related businesses of
Siemens Communications. 

www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com

It should be noted that certain statements herein which are not historical
facts, including, without limitation, those regarding: A) the timing of product
and solution deliveries; B) our ability to develop, implement and commercialize
new products, solutions and technologies; C) expectations regarding market
growth, developments and structural changes; D) expectations regarding our
mobile device volume growth, market share, prices and margins; E) expectations
and targets for our results of operations; F) the outcome of pending and
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results that we currently expect. Factors that could cause these differences
include, but are not limited to: 1) competitiveness of our product portfolio;
2) our ability to identify key market trends and to respond timely and
successfully to the needs of our customers; 3) the extent of the growth of the
mobile communications industry, as well as the growth and profitability of the
new market segments within that industry which we target; 4) the availability
of new products and services by network operators and other market
participants; 5) our ability to successfully manage costs; 6) the intensity of
competition in the mobile communications industry and our ability to maintain
or improve our market position and respond successfully to changes in the
competitive landscape; 7) the impact of changes in technology and our ability
to develop or otherwise acquire complex technologies as required by the market,
with full rights needed to use; 8) timely and successful commercialization of
complex technologies as new advanced products and solutions; 9) our ability to
protect the complex technologies, which we or others develop or that we
license, from claims that we have infringed third parties' intellectual
property rights, as well as our unrestricted use on commercially acceptable
terms of certain technologies in our products and solution offerings; 10) our
ability to protect numerous Nokia patented, standardized, or proprietary
technologies from third party infringement or actions to invalidate the
intellectual property rights of these technologies; 11) our ability to manage
efficiently our manufacturing and logistics, as well as to ensure the quality,
safety, security and timely delivery of our products and solutions; 12)
inventory management risks resulting from shifts in market demand; 13) our
ability to source quality components and sub-assemblies without interruption
and at acceptable prices; 14) Nokia's and Siemens' ability to successfully
integrate the operations, personnel and supporting activities of their
respective businesses as a result of the merger of Nokia's networks business
and Siemens' carrier-related operations for fixed and mobile networks forming
Nokia Siemens Networks; 15) whether, as a result of investigations into alleged
violations of law by some current or former employees of Siemens, government
authorities or others take actions against Siemens and/or its employees that
may involve and affect the carrier-related assets and employees transferred by
Siemens to Nokia Siemens Networks, or there may be undetected additional
violations that may have occurred prior to the transfer, or ongoing violations
that may occur after the transfer, of such assets and employees that could
result in additional actions by government authorities; 16) the expense, time,
attention and resources of Nokia Siemens Networks and our management to detect,
investigate and resolve any situations related to alleged violations of law
involving the assets and employees of Siemens carrier-related operations
transferred to Nokia Siemens Networks; 17) any impairment of Nokia Siemens
Networks customer relationships resulting from the ongoing government
investigations involving the Siemens carrier-related operations transferred to
Nokia Siemens Networks; 18) developments under large, multi-year contracts or
in relation to major customers; 19) general economic conditions globally and,
in particular, economic or political turmoil in emerging market countries where
we do business; 20) our success in collaboration arrangements relating to
development of technologies or new products and solutions; 21) the success,
financial condition and performance of our collaboration partners, suppliers
and customers; 22) any disruption to information technology systems and
networks that our operations rely on; 23) exchange rate fluctuations,
including, in particular, fluctuations between the euro, which is our reporting
currency, and the US dollar, the Chinese yuan, the UK pound sterling and the
Japanese yen, as well as certain other currencies; 24) the management of our
customer financing exposure; 25) allegations of possible health risks from
electromagnetic fields generated by base stations and mobile devices and
lawsuits related to them, regardless of merit; 26) unfavorable outcome of
litigations; 27) our ability to recruit, retain and develop appropriately
skilled employees; and 28) the impact of changes in government policies, laws
or regulations; as well as the risk factors specified on pages 12-24 of the
company's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006 under
“Item 3.D Risk Factors.” Other unknown or unpredictable factors or underlying
assumptions subsequently proving to be incorrect could cause actual results to
differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Nokia does not
undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except to the extent legally required. 

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