21.   Meanwhile, competition is eating into the profit margins and share prices of even suppliers of telecom equipment such as mobile phones.

22.   The group has another agreement with Wipro Infotech to provide support services to Nokia telecom equipment being used by customers in India.

23.   The invesment was to cover the manufacture of home appliances, compressors, auto insertion machinery, video casette recorders and telecom equipment.

24.   The new organisation is intended to stimulate trade in the region by unifying specifications and other technical standards for multimedia systems and telecom equipment, the business daily said.