Didn't know GSM was controversial, that's very interesting, wonder what happened there.

But still, I bet you interact with gadgets powered by tech from Norway on a daily basis, even if we remove GSM from the equation: the Atmel AVR micros, radios and micros from Nordic Semiconductor, Energy Micro and Chipcon, etc. Maybe you also touch a UI built on QT (Trolltech), even though the QT phones never became a success. :)