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WWRF and the NGMN Alliance today announced plans to work together to enhance the cooperation between commercial development and ongoing research activities

Zurich/Frankfurt, 2nd July 2008 - WWRF and the NGMN Alliance today announced plans to work together to enhance the cooperation between commercial development and ongoing research activities.

The two industry groups announced that they will collaborate to ensure that the dialogue between all stakeholders including research in the area of future mobile and wireless communication systems will be maintained and intensified. In order to contribute to the advancement of the mobile industry, the organisations will cooperate through exchanging information and views and will promote their cooperation by regular meetings and by identifying focus areas. 

Dr. Nigel Jefferies, Chair of the WWRF said, “The NGMN is a key organisation for the future commercial deployment of next generation mobile networks. We are both pursuing the mission to enhance the mobile experience for all parties involved in mobile, from developers to the end user. We are convinced that the WWRF footprint in the research community will support this mission.”

NGMN Operating Officer, Dr. Peter Meissner commented, “The WWRF is offering an excellent platform for the mobile industries to leverage the latest research results into their business activities. By integrating the research platform from WWRF into our work in NGMN we will make sure that all our partners in NGMN have an active link into ongoing global research in the mobile area.” 

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