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This paper discusses digital convergence from mobile device perspective. Convergence is viewed as a combination of device, radio, network and services convergence. Device convergence means that mobile devices become much more than a phone, they turn into a mobile computers. In radio convergence several standards are competing but wireless broadband is the end result and modem develops into a multiradio. From network convergence point of view different access technologies offer seamless connectivity and hide the network from end user with best possible performance. With service convergence mobile devices become true nodes of internet when devices are capable to act both as a client and a server. Device, radio, network and service convergence is resulting into a new use of internet.
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Tero Ojanperä is Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Nokia. Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications, expanding mobility into new areas such as imaging, games, entertainment, media and enterprises. Tero Ojanperä is responsible for corporate strategy and development, research, venturing, intellectual property rights, business infrastructure, quality and business improvement services. Tero has played a defining role in the research and development work of Nokia's business groups since joining the company in 1990. Throughout his career he has consistently shown an ability to balance the strong elements of his scientific background with Nokia's broader business strategies. Before being appointed to his current role, he headed Nokia Research Center (NRC) during 2002–2004. He is a highly respected industry commentator and author of the book “WCDMA for Third Generation Mobile Communications” (1998) and its second edition “WCDMA: Towards IP Mobility and Mobile Internet” (2001).
He holds a master's of science degree from the University of Oulu, Finland and a PhD degree from Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.
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Ojanperä, T. Convergence Transforms Internet. Wireless Pers Commun 37, 167–185 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-006-9072-3
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