1. NETS Networks of the Future Duration: 2001-2005 Estimated volume: 120 million euros Programme Manager: Anssi Kujala, EPStar Oy Programme Supervisor: Erkki Hietanen, Tekes Further information: www.tekes.fi/english/ programmes/NETS The NETS technology programme strengthens Finnish telecommunications industry in research and development of wireless systems and broadband networks Docs 39801 09-2002 Picture: Nokia

2. Programme elements Objectives Enable opportunities Programme execution Results Carry out opportunities Tekes - Know-how - Growth - International Relations - Technology - Competitiveness Enterprise Ltd. - Information Acquisition - Competence Development - Networking - R&D Effectiveness - Risk Management - R&D Funding Profitable enterprise Business Growth Society Well-being Docs 39801 09-2002

3. Targeted business areas Service providers Business Mobile users Homes Access operators Telecom & internet operators Content packaging Content providers & application service providers Value chains Equipment & software providers and supporting services Docs 39801 09-2002

4. International objectives To generate mutually beneficial collaboration between Finnish programme participants and international enterprises or institutions in the field of telecommunications technology and services as described in the NETS Focus Areas To shorten the time to market and ensure the good utilisation of the results of the development work To encourage the Finnish NETS participants to take initiatives in international business Docs 39801 09-2002

5. Focus areas The architectures and implementation technologies for wireless systems The technologies of broadband packet switched networks Service and application concepts utilizing the new networks Docs 39801 09-2002 Picture: Nokia

6. Programme status More than 230 applications received 63 financed industrial R&D projects, total volume 31 million euros 27 financed research projects, total volume 7.3 million euros Docs 39801 09-2002 September, 2002 Picture: Nokia

7. Programme status More than 230 applications received 63 financed industrial R&D projects, total volume 96,7 million euros 27 financed research projects, total volume 10,6 million euros Docs 39801 09-2002 June, 2002 Picture: Nokia

8. Docs 39801 09-2002 Thematic groups Purpose of Thematic Groups to serve as an interactive management tool for guiding the programme during execution facilitate networking and clustering among the programme participants and other active players in the telecommunications industry and research NETS has initiated 9 thematic groups among the programme participants and other players in the industry Picture: Nokia

9. Current NETS thematic groups Wireless systems and networks 1a. Interoperability between networks 1b. Evaluation of service technologies 1c. Hybrid ad-hoc networks (infra) 1d.Radio channel and air interface technologies Broadband Packet Switched Networks Services and Applications 3a. New applications and concepts 3b. Regulation and information Society 3c. Agent technologies Internationalisation Docs 39801 09-2002