Nokia Pairs Next Gen Devices With Next Gen Users

• Posted: Monday, February 05, 2007
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• Author: pradhana
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• Filed under: Nokia, Wi-Fi, Wireless Services

San Francisco's WiFiAnywhere Initiative Demonstrates Collaborative Approach to Connecting People to the Mobile Internet. The latest generation of wireless Internet devices meets the newest generation of high school students as Nokia kicks off its participation in the city of San Francisco's WiFiAnywhere initiative, a collaboration between public, private- sector and non-profit organizations that will give communities the opportunity to experiment with leading-edge mobile technologies.

Nokia will provide wireless Internet tablets and Nokia Nseries multimedia computers to over 40 deserving San Francisco high school students, giving them a new creative video medium to explore, and a hands-on introduction to the wireless Internet.

"The divide between those San Franciscans with access to the internet and those without has deep and significant implications," said San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. "It's through programs and collaborations like this, where we can make sure that students at our public schools have access to the internet regardless of where they live or their income level — and the tools to make it relevant — that we will finally bridge that divide."

"Participating in WiFiAnywhere is a unique opportunity to put some of the world's most advanced mobile devices in the hands of its newest users," said Nokia Vice President, Strategy and M&A Gerard Wiener. "We are seeing a change in how people use their mobile devices, prompted by an Internet that is becoming accessible not just from within a home or office, but virtually anywhere and everywhere."

WiFiAnywhere officially launches on January 31st, 2007, at John O'Connell High School at 10:30 a.m. with a press event featuring Mayor Newsom, Gerard Wiener of Nokia and students from the two participating high schools: Balboa and John O'Connell. San Francisco State University and the Bay Area Video Coalition, which are co-creating a website for this program, http://www.wifiany.org/ , will also be represented. This website will be the central repository for student-created video, blogs and other content.

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