Agreement Signed to Achieve Interoperability Between Nokia and Unwired Planet Wireless Application Protocol Based Products

(January 13, 1999) - Nokia and Unwired Planet, Inc. (UP) initiated interoperability testing between the two companies' products. As co-founders of the WAP Forum (www.wapforum.org), both Nokia and Unwired PlanetTM are committed to WAP interoperability.
This effort is an important step towards implementing the WAP interoperability and conformance requirements as they are formalized. Testing is already underway in a program designed to make both companies' WAP product releases compatible. Nokia's handsets with the Nokia WAP microbrowser will be com-patible with Unwired Planet's UP.LinkTM Server.

"Establishing compatibility between Nokia's and Unwired Planet's WAP products is a critical step towards establishing a global market for wireless data," said Aage Snorgaard, vice president of Wire-less Services for Nokia Mobile Phones. "Nokia is committed to interoperability and open standards to accelerate the availability of the first WAP solutions for its customers."

"UP is committed to making the UP. Link Platform compatible with the Nokia WAP microbrowser," said Alain Rossmann, chairman and chief executive officer for Unwired Planet. "Nokia is the leading wireless manufacturer and dynamic innovator in this industry. Achieving compatibility between Nokia's handsets and UP's servers will enable carriers to rapidly roll out world-class information services."

The Wireless Application Protocol is a de-facto standard for Internet content and advanced telephony services in digital mobile phones and other wireless terminals. The WAP Forum has published a global wireless protocol specification for all wireless networks that will be contributed to the appropriate standard bodies. WAP enables manufacturers, network operators, content providers and application developers to offer compatible products and secure services on all digital devices and networks resulting in greater economies of scale and universal access to information. WAP Forum membership is open to all industry participants. A membership application form and the Version 1.0 specification are available for download at the WAP Forum Web site: www.wapforum.org.