Wireless InternetBy 2004, the number of wireless subscribers worldwide is expected to reach 1.4 billion users, and approximately 300 million users will access the Internet from 'a form of wireless device. The race is on and Nortel Networks has the advantage of being the first to move. Nortel Networks has already demonstrated wireless applications at speeds more than 25 times the current industry standard. Recently, Herschel Shosteck Associates ranked Nortel Networks #1 in wireless Internet infrastructure strategy, and The Yankee Group ranked Nortel Networks #1 in next-generation wireless Internet architecture. More than 75 percent of basic Internet traffic in North America and 50 percent in Europe travels over the Nortel optical network. networking equipment. Nortel Networks now helps service providers deliver the hassle-free access and high-bandwidth multimedia content that second wave e-commerce customers demand. Nortel Networks' 3G (third generation) networks offer wireless operators faster time to market and greater cost efficiency. Nortel Networks solutions provide clear migration paths, allowing service providers to leverage their existing network investments when upgrading. And they work collaboratively with Nortel Networks customers, achieving the fastest time to market possible. Wireless Internet provides a powerful opportunity for new wireless service providers to differentiate themselves from their competitors through their ability to quickly create and deliver cost-effective, next-generation wireless Internet. services while maximizing the efficiency of their networks. Wireless Internet brings value to service providers by: Helping generate profits quickly. Reduce the time needed to design and deploy new wireless Internet services. This allows them to quickly generate new revenue and ensure a positive return on their network investment. Wireless Internet also improves performance, at reduced costs, by facilitating rapid identification and repair of network failures, proactive optimization of network performance, and acceleration of the service delivery process. Nortel Networks also evolves and grows with the needs of service providers by supporting multiple wireless networking technologies, spanning multiple generations of wireless networks, and creating cross-domain management capabilities on a single, scalable, and open. The -art DMS-100 wireless product is a multi-functional switching system that integrates the industry's most respected DMS-100/200 (local/toll) and DMS Mobile Telephone Exchange (MTX) digital wireless switching systems on a single hardware platform. The DMS-100 Wireless offers a service provider a flexible and cost-effective way to establish a single point of presence in traditional wireline and wireless markets, as well as new data and Internet telephony markets. And, by offering new integrated customer services such as single voicemail, single number capabilities and feature transparency, service providers can pursue new revenue opportunities, increase customer satisfaction and establish a presence on the market as a technological leader..