Oct 27
When you’re a company that makes revenues almost exclusively from the sale of mobile handsets, whoring of patents aside, then you take counterfeit hardware pretty seriously. In China it’s really easy to find a Nokia ( NYSE: NOK ) clone, powered by a MediaTek chipset, running some local operating system that most users in the region have no problem using. That is why today Nokia has announced that they’re teaming up with SAP and Giesecke & Devrient to start a new company called “Original1″ by
Oct 27
Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, and SAP, the German software company, on Tuesday unveiled plans to launch a joint venture company to provide anti-piracy and counterfeiting technology to companies. It will aim to offer companies a syst ...
Oct 19
There are pretty grim rumours circulating about Nokia Siemens Networks . China Mobile has released details about it’s app store metrics. Vodafone is putting its money where its mouth is in Ghana… and more. Nokia and Siemens: breaking up is hard to do Unnamed sources in Germany are indicating that Nokia Siemens Networks is in a whole mess of trouble. The network infrastructure company is reeling from massive losses, a surge in competition and a lack of faith from both of its parent co
Oct 19
Are Nokia and Siemens trying to wiggle out of their joint venture, Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN)?If an unnamed insider talking to the Financial Times in Germany is correct, the answer is yes.The problem is that few, if any, investors would be interested in buying the struggling telecom equipment maker, sources ...(206 words)
Oct 16
Yesterday’s nasty Q3 financial report from Nokia (NOK) continues to have ripple effects, and the stock remains under pressure. To review: The company yesterday reported unexpected weakness in both the smart phone market and its Nokia Siemens equipment joint venture. Nokia is losing market share in both areas; what seemed surprise people is the magnitude of the troubles in both areas. Let’s run through some of the fallout: Nokia has made some management changes . CFO Rick Simonso