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Nokia is a Finnish company founded in 1865 as a maker of pulp and paper. The company branched into rubber and cable businesses over the years, and later formed a merged entity, Nokia Corporation, in 1967. Though the company operated in various industries initially, it focused on the telecommunication infrastructure business, technology development, telecom equipment and licensing from mid-90s. Since then, the company has been one the major contributors in the field of mobile phone telephony industry.
 
Being one of the early companies to experiment and explore the telecommunication networks, the Finnish company forayed into the cellular network industry in the late 1970s. The firm helped design the world’s first international cellular network system — Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT) network — that connected the four Scandinavian countries. In 1982, Nokia bought Finnish mobile phone company Mobira, which later helped formulate the Nokia Mobile Phones division, a new business vertical for the company.
 
In 1992, Nokia turned into a telecom-oriented company and launched its first commercially available GSM mobile phone, the Nokia 1011. In October 1998, Nokia toppled Motorola to become the best-selling smartphone brand. The same year, Nokia co-founded Symbian Ltd to create a new operating system for hand-held devices and smart mobile phones. The company launched the Symbian OS-based Nokia 9210 Communicator in 2001. It later designed the Symbian Series 60 platform, which was introduced in the company’s first camera phone, the Nokia 7650. 
 
Until 2009, the company was a market leader in the mobile phone segment. However, the company’s mobile phone division witnessed a sharp downfall after Google introduced the Android OS and Apple the iPhone with iOS. In 2011, the company sold its mobile phone division to Microsoft, which introduced Windows Phone 7 as the primary operating system on Nokia-branded smartphones. The Nokia-Microsoft deal also failed to bring the brand its lost glory. By 2014, Nokia's global brand value fell to 98th from 5th in 2009.
 
In 2016, Microsoft Mobile sold its Nokia-branded feature phone business to HMD Global, a Finnish start-up founded by former Nokia executive Jean-Francois Baril. Subsequently, Nokia made a long-term licensing deal with HMD to exclusively manufacture Nokia-branded phones and tablets outside Japan. The deal also granted HMD the right to essential patents and the feature phone software.

Latest Updates on Nokia

It is followed by Nokia Solutions and Networks India Pvt Ltd that has received incentives of Rs 46.92 cr, Tejas Networks Rs 32.66 cr, Flextronics Technologies (India) Rs 30.6 cr

Updated On: 18 Dec 2024 | 9:53 PM IST

Nokia phone maker HMD is shifting a significant portion of its manufacturing from China to India as part of its global expansion strategy

Updated On: 26 Nov 2024 | 12:28 PM IST

As part of the agreement, Nokia will supply its 7250 IXR-10e platform to ensure multi-terabit interconnectivity within Microsoft's data centres

Updated On: 21 Nov 2024 | 5:20 PM IST

The 'multi year' deal is the second 5G order announced by telecom operators in the last two-months

Updated On: 20 Nov 2024 | 10:57 PM IST

The agreement is expected to enhance Airtel's 5G capacity while supporting its network transformation efforts and modernise its 4G network

Updated On: 20 Nov 2024 | 2:58 PM IST

In September, Vi announced a mega $3.6 billion or Rs 30,000 crore deal with global telecom equipment makers Nokia, Ericsson, and Samsung, for the supply of network equipment over a three-year period

Updated On: 13 Nov 2024 | 5:42 PM IST

A manufacturing setup by Dixon Electro, a step-down unit of Dixon Technologies, will produce up to 10 million devices annually at its facility in Noida, it added

Updated On: 08 Nov 2024 | 11:13 PM IST

During the July-Sept period, Ericsson's India revenue plunged 68% Y-o-Y, while Nokia's India sales saw a 43 per cent Y-o-Y dip. Both firms supply network solutions to telecom operators in India

Updated On: 18 Oct 2024 | 10:28 AM IST

A Nokia spokesperson confirmed the company had opened consultations relating to laying off 350 employees in Europe but declined to comment on Greater China

Updated On: 17 Oct 2024 | 5:36 PM IST

Nokia's total addressable market in telecom stands at around $84 billion

Updated On: 17 Oct 2024 | 1:44 PM IST

The deal with Airtel would be for Nokia's latest AirScale mobile radios that support upgrading an existing network to 5G-Advanced and reduces energy costs

Updated On: 16 Oct 2024 | 8:19 PM IST

The partnership will focus on 'zero-traffic, zero-watt operation', reducing radio network's power consumption during periods of no traffic, thereby conserving power and optimising energy management

Updated On: 08 Oct 2024 | 2:43 PM IST

As part of the new agreement, Ericsson will upgrade Vi's existing 4G networks and introduce 5G in key areas, including Delhi, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan

Updated On: 07 Oct 2024 | 2:00 PM IST

The telecom sector is a prime target for cyber threats due to the large amounts of sensitive data it stores, such as credit card details and social security numbers

Updated On: 30 Sep 2024 | 7:20 PM IST

Supplies under the new contract will start arriving in the coming quarter, Vodafone Idea said, adding that its top priority remains to expand the 4G coverage

Updated On: 22 Sep 2024 | 1:43 PM IST

In July, Amazon sued Nokia in a Delaware federal court, accusing the Finnish group of infringing a dozen Amazon patents related to cloud-computing technology

Updated On: 20 Sep 2024 | 8:00 PM IST

Overturns division bench verdict on Nokia Solutions

Updated On: 21 Sep 2024 | 12:17 AM IST

The contracts will address 300,000 new 4G base stations, with Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung supplying about 50 per cent, 45 per cent, and 5 per cent of the equipment, respectively, over three years

Updated On: 18 Sep 2024 | 10:12 AM IST

"The Board fully supports President and CEO Pekka Lundmark and is not undergoing a process to replace him," Nokia said in a statement

Updated On: 12 Sep 2024 | 10:41 PM IST

Nokia said the fibre deal with AT&T is "Build America, Buy America-compliant", to meet the requirements of U.S. government funding

Updated On: 03 Sep 2024 | 5:35 PM IST