OULU. Global leader in advancing wireless communication technology FIND2008 GLOBAL INNOVATION SUMMIT MAY 27-29, 2008

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1 OULU Global leader in advancing wireless communication technology FIND2008 GLOBAL INNOVATION SUMMIT MAY 27-29, 2008

2 Oulu today A leader in wireless ICT technology - globally A true testing and piloting laboratory Gateway to Europe and Russia State of the art business environment Headquarters for Europe s largest technology park 2nd largest university in Finland 2nd largest airport in Finland A diversified culture city

3 Oulu today City region with more than inhabitants City of students City of more than 100 different nationalities Leading the investments per capita statistics in Finland Average age 36,7 years 32,6 % of the adult population with university degree University with 6 different faculties

4 Oulu Ranked as one of the top 28 cities in IT Seattle Silicon Valley San Francisco Los Angeles Albuquerque Austin Montreal Boston New York Raleigh/Durham /Chapel Hill Malmö/Copenhagen Flander area Cambridge Dublin London Thames Valley Paris OULU Helsinki Stockholm Baden-Württemburg Bavaria area Israel Bangalore Taipei Hsinchu Kioto Melbourne Source: Kaleva, Wired Magazine

5 Oulu City of hi-tech One of the world s leading centers of mobile communications technology and applications Northern Europe s most significant hitech powerhouse A highly successful region in terms of economy, vitality, competitiveness and well-being A major center for Nokia s and Nokia Siemens Network s R&D and production (Nokia employs some people in the Oulu region) A remarkable tech economy hitech jobs 800 ICT companies 5 billion total turnover ( )

6 Oulu ICT track record 2007 Launch of mobile WiMAX test network 2005 The world s 1st public NFC user 2004 The world s 1st commercial Edge high-speed network 2003 Europe s 1st free urban area WLAN network 2002 The world's 1st WCDMA (3GPP) telephone call 1996 The world s 1st WCDMA telephone call 1993 Modern menu-driven user interface style for mobile phone 1992 The 1st contactless fare collection system for public transportation 1991 The world's 1st GSM telephone call 1991 The world's 1st GSM base station 1982 Europe s largest science park 1981 The world's 1st NMT network

7 Development Curves 140 Development Liikevaihdon of kehitys turnover Oulussa ja in Oulu and Ouluseudulla Mukana kaikki toimialat Oulu Region Trendisarja, vuosi 2000 = Development Viennin kehitys of Industrial teollisuudessa Export in Oulu Oulussa ja Ouluseudulla and Oulu Region Trendisarja, vuosi 2000 = Oulu Ouluseutu Oulu Ouluseutu Lähde: Tilastokeskus/Asiakaskohtainen suhdannepalvelu SeutuNet Lähde: Tilastokeskus/Asiakaskohtainen suhdannepalvelu SeutuNet Development Mukana of kaikki All toimialat Export in Oulu and Development Oulu of All Region Export in Oulu and Oulu Region Viennin kehitys Oulussa ja Ouluseudulla Trendisarja, vuosi 2000 = Henkilöstömäärän kehitys Development of Employment in Oulu Oulussa ja Ouluseudulla Mukana kaikki toimialat and Oulu Region Trendisarja, vuosi 2000 = Oulu Ouluseutu Oulu Ouluseutu Lähde: Tilastokeskus/Asiakaskohtainen suhdannepalvelu SeutuNet Lähde: Tilastokeskus/Asiakaskohtainen suhdannepalvelu SeutuNet

8 Population Growth Population Population growth in the Oulu region, Source: Statistics Finland, Population Statistics Year

9 Oulu Unique testing environments Octopus wireless network superior to the networks provided by commercial telecom operators panoulu largest free of charge wireless public network in Finland SmartRotuaari multi network environment with prototype services NeoArena fast and effective production of multichannel content V-Lab - multidiciplinary research and development laboratory With world-class partners like Nokia, Intel and Alcatel-Lucent, Octopus Network is a global wireless Hotspot Octopus is the best Wireless Testbed in Europe Dr. Bernhard Holtkamp Fraunhofer Institute, Germany

10 Great number of high tech spin-off s

11 Oulu The leading wireless R&D region globally Global Vendors R&D Centers: Powerwave, Flextronix, F-secure, Mentor Graphics, On2, National Semiconductor, Analog Devices, Nokia, Tietoenator... Headquarters: CCC, Elektrobit, NetHawk, Polar Electro... A Hundred High-tech Start-ups: BallIT, Codenomicon, FRWD Technologies, Mawell, Detection Technologies, Helmi Technologies, Optomed, Prowellness, Upstream... Research Institutes & Universities: Center for Wireless Communications, Oulu University, VTT, University of Applied Sciences

12 More than 200 Foreign-owned companies in Oulu Acal Plc. Anritsu Corporation Arizona Chemical Atex Media Command Cannon Inc. BYD Draka Holding N.V Eka Polymer Latex Epcos Fairchild Fara ASA Fingu Wuhan Electronics Fujitsu GE IDS (SBA) Flextronics HP IFS IBM Medipolis GMP (MJBioPharma) Mentor Graphics National Semiconductor Pulse Powerwave Quadrix (Hormos Medical) Radio Design Sanmina SCI Sasken Communication Siemens Sun Microsystems Sweco Talgo Group Teleca Tellabs Oy Texas Instruments Thermo Fisher Tietoenator Winwind WIPRO

13 Innovations from Oulu

14 Testimonials "There is a significant amount of technology and R&D expertise in the Oulu region. That is why it continues to be one of Nokia's key R&D sites globally." Dr. Kai Öistämö Executive Vice President Devices, Nokia

15 Testimonials ADI management was familiar with Oulu`s reputation as a high-tech powerhouse and business driven environment. They knew that the product development expertise the company needed was here. Site manager Juha Nikula, Analog Devices, Finland. Analog Devices is acknowledged industrywide as the world leader in data conversion and signal conditioning technology. Analog Devices serves over 60,000 customers, representing virtually all types of electronic equipment.

16 Testimonials Oulu represents technological excellence. Oulu is the core site for mobile business and development in Europe. Antti Lampinen Site Manager, Sasken Finland, Oulu Sasken is an embedded telecom solutions company that helps businesses across the telecom value chain accelerate product development life cycles. Sasken employs over 3,500 people at its offices in India, China, Finland, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Sweden, UK and the U.S. 16

17 Thank you Pauliina Pikkujämsä