MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS: EUROPE MUST NOT REST ON ITS LAURELS, WARNS LIIKANEN.

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Erkki Liikanen outlined the challenges facing the European mobile communication sector and the approach to take in response. "The global landscape for mobile and wireless communications is (...) changing. Several countries such as China and South Korea are investing heavily in R&D in order to gain competitive advantage,o he said. "That is why we cannot be complacent in the comfort of the current success of 2G mobile communications. The emergence of this new paradigm means that we need to replicate our past approach by focusing on key enablers," he added.

In his view, "Europe must focus on innovation as a key driver of competitiveness. This can only be achieved through a comprehensive programme of integrated research activities.o The Commissioner said that three trends dominated todays R&D: increasing complexity, increasing interdependence between products and services and growing competition on a global scale. "Technology alliances and cooperation in research between companies and universities are no longer limited by national borders. The play-ground is now international," he...

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