Investor Presentaiton
Finnish Wireless Cluster
Context for
Firm
Strategy
and Rivalry
Factor
(Input)
Conditions
• Substantial public investment
in telecommunications-related
R&D, with a focus on wireless
technology
• Significant local venture
capital for mobile applications
• Finland is becoming an
international center for WAP
development (e.g., Hewlett
Packard, Siemens)
Source: "The Economic Impact of Third-
Growth Wireless Technology," U.S. Council
of Economic Advisors, October 2000
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• A history of competition in
telecommunications services
throughout the 20th century
• Early to deregulate in telecom
related industries
• More than 100 local
operators
• Active local rivalry in wireless
communications
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Related and
Supporting
Industries
• Finland is home to Nokia, the world's most competitive
handset company
• There are approximately 3,000 Finnish firms in telecom
and IT related products and services
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Demand
Conditions
World's most sophisticated
consumers
• 70 percent penetration of
mobile phones (20 percent of
households have abandoned
wireline phones)
• First country to allocate
licenses for 3rd generation
wireless networks (3
competitive groups)
• Heavy usage of short
message services
• Finland is a test market for
WAP applications
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