Developed on Linux, Java(TM)-based Open EMS Suite contains built-in applications, open application program interfaces, and developer tools for building various kinds of element and network management solutions for different types of networks, such as those in wireless, transmission, and broadband areas. Instant adaptation architecture cuts time of integrating new network element versions into network management environment down to hours.

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Sun Microsystems Joins Nokia's Initiative to Slash the Cost of OSS Deployment

NICE, France and ESPOO, Finland, May 16/- Nokia (NYSE: NOK) today launched a new software platform that will let network equipment providers, independent software vendors and system integrators develop network management solutions more cost efficiently, leading to faster market entry.

The Open EMS Suite's unique instant adaptation architecture cuts down the time of integrating new network element versions into the network management environment into hours. This will accelerate innovation in the industry, helping mobile service providers meet the challenges of ever-toughening markets.

The Open EMS Suite will be released in the fourth quarter of 2006.

The Suite is a Java (TM) technology-based software platform product developed on Linux. It contains built-in applications, open application program interfaces (APIs), and developer tools for building various kinds of element and network management solutions for different types of networks, e.g. in the wireless, transmission and broadband areas.

"With this move Nokia aims to boost cooperation across the industry, freeing up resources for innovative new solutions by lowering overall R&D costs and cutting down the 'systems integration tax'," said Nokia's Jyrki Holmala, Vice President, Software, Networks.

"The Open EMS Suite provides similar benefits for other vendors as it does for Nokia - a future-proof platform and a flexible multi-technology, multi-vendor integration framework for third-party applications. We believe that success is built on industry collaboration - true innovation happens when solutions are developed with a multitude of companies and developers."

The Suite has already sparked industry interest, with Nokia announcing at the TeleManagement World (TMW) fair in Nice that it will collaborate with Sun Microsystems in the Operations Support System (OSS) technology space. At TMW, Nokia and Sun are showcasing a Solaris(TM) 10 Operating System (OS)-based implementation of Open EMS Suite.

"Nokia's move is a very positive step for the industry. We are glad to see that Nokia is expanding its EMS technology platform to include Sun's carrier-grade Solaris 10 OS, which is the most widely-used operating system in the telecommunications industry," said Joe Heel, Senior Vice President, OEM Business Unit, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

The initial feedback from network equipment providers has also been positive.

"Ceragon Networks provides solutions for broadband wireless networking, and we have implemented the Instant Adaptation architecture to our Polyview network management system by using components from Open EMS Suite. The goal for Ceragon was to build a robust northbound interface for integration to higher level systems that are based on Instant Adaptation architecture. By building the solution with these components, we were able to considerably reduce the R&D effort required," said Shuki Levy, Director of Product Management, Ceragon Networks.

"Nera Networks is a world class provider of wireless point-to-point products for transmission networks, mobile satellite communication, and wireless broadband access. We fully support Nokia's architecture vision and have decided to implement the Instant Adaptation architecture in our NetMaster network management system using the Open EMS Suite," says Eirik Nesse, VP Product Management, Nera Networks.

Nokia is showcasing and demonstrating both its Linux- and Solaris-based implementation of Open EMS Suite at the TeleManagement World event in the Acropolis Convention Center, Nice, May 16-18, 2006. Contact Nokia booth #94 for more information. A press event will be held in Nice on Tuesday, May 16th at 1300 CET.

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