Samsung and Nokia Announce Licensing Agreement on Mobile Browser and Smart Messaging technology

Las Vegas, November 12th, 2001 - Nokia and Samsung today announced a licensing agreement whereby Samsung has licensed the source code for the Nokia Mobile Browser as well as an implementation of the Smart Messaging technology for use across a wide variety of Samsung mobile communications devices.

The Nokia Mobile Browser is a platform independent version of the browser technology designed for Nokia's mobile devices, which meet the requirements specific to OEM software. It is a dual mode browser with native support for both WML 1.3 and for XHTML and WAP CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). The product is based on specifications from the WAP Forum and from the W3C.

"Nokia's leading browser technology will give us more flexibility in meeting diverse requirements of our customers .Samsung is pleased to work with Nokia, the industry leading mobile communications company," said Byung Duck Cho, Senior Vice President, Wireless Handsets, Samsung.

"We are deligheted to work with Samsung, a leading handset manufacturer, to further promote the usage of open standards. The agreement with Samsung is a significant step for licensing our browser source code. Browsing is one of the key technology enablers that will lead the market into the new era of advanced and seamless mobile services," said Pertti Korhonen, Senior Vice President, Mobile Software, Nokia.

Smart Messaging is concept developed by Nokia that allows sending Internet access configuration messages, business cards, calendar reservations, ring tones, graphical logos, picture messages and downloadable profiles over the Short Message Service (SMS).

Nokia licenses its WAP browser source code to manufacturers, chipset vendors, service providers and operating system suppliers. Nokia will be demonstrating live implementations of the browser running on a standard Nokia handset during the Comdex exhibition in Las Vegas. More information regarding the Nokia Mobile Browser is available at www.nokia.com.

About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges.

About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductors, the consumer electronics industry, and digital convergence technology. With year 2000 sales of US $27 billion, Samsung Electronics employs approximately 48,000 people in 46 countries. The company is the world's largest producer of memory chips, TFT-LCDs, CDMA mobile phones and monitors and the fifth-largest manufacturer of mobile phones. Samsung Electronics consists of four main business units: Digital Media, Semiconductor, Information & Communications, and Home Appliance Businesses. For more information, please visit http://samsungelectronics.com.

Note to the Editors:
OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer
W3C: World Wide Web Consortium
WAP: Wireless Application Protocol
WML: Wireless Markup Language
XHTML: Extensible Markup Language

For further information, please contact:

(Europe)
Nokia Mobile Phones,
Communications
Tel. +358 78008000

(USA)
Nokia Inc. Corporate Communications
Tel. +1 972 894 4267
www.nokia.com

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Information & Communications
Tel. +822 751 2728
www.samsungelectronics.com