Developmenthistory
Thebuddingera
ThehistoryofNokiabeganin1865.In1865,miningengineerFredichIdestamestablishedawoodpulpfactorybyariverinTampere,Finland.ThefactorywaslocatedatthejunctionofFinlandandtheRussianEmpireandusedlocaltreesasrawmaterials.Productionofwoodpulpandcardboard.
In1868,EdelsteinestablishedhissecondfactoryontheNokianvirtaRiver,15kilometerswestofTamperetown:arubberprocessingfactory,whichinadditiontoproducingleatherbootsInadditiontotires,italsoproducesindustrialrubberproducts.In1871,withthehelpofhisfriendLeoMechelin(LeoMechelin),Edelsteinmergedthetwofactoriesintoonefactoryandtransformeditintoajointstockcompany.EdelsteinbecamethefirstNokiamanager,Andthetwolaternamedthecompany"Nokia".Thecompanyhassinceretainedthename"Nokia".
Attheendofthe19thcentury,EdelsteintransferredthepositionofNokiamanagertoLeoMichelin,whenthebuddingoftheradioindustrywasjustbeginning.Asaresult,MichelinsuddenlywantedtoexpandNokia'sbusinessintothetelecommunicationsindustry,butitwasopposedbyEdelstein.Itwasnotuntil1902thatMichelinconvincedEdelstein,whichallowedNokiatoaddatelecommunicationsdepartment.ButwhatMichelindidn'texpectwasthatthetelecommunicationsdepartmentheestablishedonawhimeventuallydevelopedintothelaterNokiacompany.
Industrialera
In1967,Nokiabecamealargecross-industrycompanyinFinland.Itsindustriesinvolvedpapermaking,chemicals,rubber,cables,pharmaceuticals,naturalgas,petroleum,military,etc.Manyareas,andNokia'smobilephonemanufacturingbeganin1960.
In1960,BjornWesterlund,thethenpresidentofNokia,focusedonthetelecommunicationsindustry.Hebelievedthatthefuturetelecommunicationsindustrywasthetrendoftechnologicaldevelopment,soheestablishedtheNokiaElectronicsDepartmentandfocusedontelecommunicationssystems.TheMinistryofElectronicswasalreadystudyingtheissueofradiotransmission,whichlaidthefoundationforNokiaGroupTelecom.
By1967,thepreviouselectronicsdepartmenthaddevelopedintoamajordepartmentwith460peopleandnetsalesaccountingfor3%oftheentiregroup'snetsales.InrecognitionofNokiaasthelargestlocalindustrialfacilityandemployer,thetownofPohjois-Pirkkala,establishedin1937,wasrenamedNokiaTownayearlater.In1977,NokiaTownwasupgradedtoNokiaCity.OntheemblemofNokiaCityisasablecrawlinginabluestream.
ThenameofthetownofNokiacomesfromariverthatflowsthroughthelocalarea.TheriveriscalledNokianvirta,whichmeanssableinancientFinnish.Nokia’sfontisAgfaMonotypeNokiaSans,originallydesignedbyEricSpiekermann.Previously,inadvertisingandmobilephoneusermanuals,Nokia’smostcommonlyusedfontwasAgfaRotisSans.
Theeraoftelecommunications
From1962tothemid-1970s,Nokia'sshareoftheFinnishtelecommunicationsmarketcontinuedtoincrease.
In1982,Nokia(thencalledMobira)producedthefirstNordicmobilephonenetworkSenator.Subsequently,Talkmanwasdeveloped.Inthemid-1980s,NokiamobilephonesenteredtheU.S.marketthroughtheTandyRadioCabinstore.InordertoproduceAMPS(AdvancedMobilePhoneSystem)simulatorssoldbyTandy,thecompanyandTandyestablishedajointproductionplantinKoreain1985.
In1990,thenumberofmobilephoneusersincreasedgreatly,thepriceofmobilephonesdroppedrapidly,andmobilephonesbecamesmallerandsmaller.Nokiaalsoclearlyformulatedastrategytodevelopintoavibranttelecommunicationscompany.Whilefocusingontelecommunications,Nokia'sbusinessscopehasexpandeddramaticallywiththerapiddevelopmentofthetelecommunicationssector.Atthesametime,Nokiaisalsocommittedtoglobalcommunicationtechnology.ThefirstglobalcommunicationdialoguewasconductedusingNokiaphones,whichwasconductedthroughFinland'sNokiaRadiolinjanetworkin1991.
Inthemid-1990s,Nokiawasonthevergeofbankruptcyduetotoomanyindustries.Atthattime,Nokia’spresidentandseniorexecutivesdecisivelyabandonedallotherindustriesandsplitupthetraditionalindustries,leavingonlyNokiaElectronics.Department,sellingallothertraditionalindustries,NokiaGroupbeganatwo-yearsplit,andatthismomentNokiahasmadethemostimportantstrategicdecisioninitshistory.
MobilePhoneEra
In1995,Nokia'soverallmobilephonesalesandorderssoared,andthecompany'sprofitssoared.
In2003,Nokia1100hassold200millionunitsworldwide.
In2009,Nokiashippedapproximately431.8millionmobilephones.
Inthesecondquarterof2010,Nokia'sshareofthemobileterminalmarketwasapproximately35.0%,leadingthemarketshareofothermobilephonesatthetimeby20.6%.
AcquisitionbyMicrosoft
OnFebruary11,2011,NokiaannouncedastrategicpartnershipwithMicrosoftinLondon,UK,toabandonSymbianandMeeGo.UseMicrosoftWindowsPhonesystem,andwillparticipateintheresearchanddevelopmentofthesystem.
OnJune21,2012,MicrosoftreleasedtheWindowsPhone8(WP8)operatingsystematapressconferenceinSanFrancisco,USA.Itusesabrand-newNTkernelandinterface,whichsupportsmulti-coreprocessorsandHDTheresolutionandoverallperformancearemorepowerful,andNokiabeganmassproductionofWP8mobilephones.However,thenewWP8systemisnotcompatiblewiththeoriginalWP7.5system.At10o'clockintheeveningonSeptember5,NokiaandMicrosoftheldapressconferenceinNewYork,USA,andofficiallylaunchedtwosmartphonesusingMicrosoftWindowsPhone8operatingsystem.
OnthemorningofSeptember3,2013,itwasannouncedthatMicrosoftannouncedthatitwouldacquireNokia’smobilephonebusinessforapproximatelyUS$7.17billion,aswellasalargenumberofpatentportfolios.MicrosoftwillacquireNokia'sequipmentandservicesdivisionfor3.79billioneuros,andatthesametimepurchaselicensesforitspatentportfoliofor1.65billioneuros,totaling5.44billioneuros,orapproximately7.17billionUSdollars.NokiawillprovideMicrosoftwitha10-yearnon-exclusivepatentlicense.MicrosoftwillalsoprovideNokiawithpatentlicensesrelatedtolocationtechnology.Microsofthastherighttoextendthispatentcooperationinthefuture.
At8pmonNovember19,2013,Nokiawillholdageneralmeetingofshareholders.Despitethedissatisfactionofasmallgroupofshareholders,themediasaidthatifthereisnoaccident,thegeneralmeetingwillapproveNokiatotransferitsmobilephonebusinesstoMicrosoft.
OnApril25,2014,MicrosoftannouncedthatithadcompletedtheacquisitionofNokia'sequipmentandservicesdivision.TheacquisitionhasbeenapprovedbyNokiashareholdersandregulatoryagenciesinvariouscountriesandregions.
OnMay6,2014,NokiaannouncedthatitwouldinvestUS$100million(approximatelyRMB616million)tosetupanewfundtoinvestincompaniesdevelopingsmartcartechnologytosupportNokia’sdigitalmapBusinessdevelopment.ThenewfundwillbemanagedbyNokiaGrowthPartners,Nokia'sventurecapitalbusinessunit.
OnJuly18,2014,Microsoftannouncedthatitwilllayoff18,000employeesinthenextyear,ofwhichapproximately12,500willbefromtheNokiadepartment.
OnApril15,2015,NokiaacquiredAlcatel-Lucentfor15.6billioneuros.
OnMay18,2016,MicrosoftannouncedthesaleofNokia’sfeaturephonebusinesstoHMDandFoxconn’ssubsidiaryFujikangforUS$350million.NokiaalsoannouncedtheauthorizationofHMDtoproduceanewgenerationofNokia-brandedmobilephonesandtablets.Forcomputers,HMDwillhavetheexclusivegloballicensetoproduceNokia-brandedsmartphonesandtabletsinthenext10years.OnDecember1,2016,Nokiaannouncedthattheauthorizationofficiallytookeffect.
CorporateRenaissance
OnMarch13,2018,Solidium,aninvestmentfundoftheFinnishgovernment,purchased3.3%ofNokia’sstockfor844millioneuros(approximatelyUS$1.045billion).
InJuly2018,NokiaandChinaMobilesignedaframeworkagreementworth1billioneuros(approximatelyRMB7.774billion).ThismoveisalsoseenasadeepercooperationbetweenthetwopartiesinAIand5G.Inaddition,NokiawillalsoprovidehardwareandmanagementadviceduringthedeploymentofChinaMobile's5Gnetwork.
OnJuly27,2018,Nokiaannounceditsfinancialreportforthesecondquarterof2018.ThefinancialreportshowsthatNokia'snetsalesinthesecondquarterof2018were5.3billioneuros(approximatelyRMB42.2billion),ayear-on-yeardecreaseof1%comparedto2017.
InSeptember2018,Nokiaannouncedthelicensingfeefor5Gstandardessentialpatents:3Eurosperdevice.SinceNovember2012,NokiabegantoparticipateintheEuropeanUnion's27millioneurolarge-scalescientificresearchprojectMETIS,andbegantoplanforthedevelopmentof5Gtechnology,andin2013begantoconductpatentlayoutfor5Gtechnology.
ChinaMobileannouncedthe“AnnouncementonCentralizedPurchasingof5GNSAFunctionalUpgradeEquipmentforCoreNetworksin2019”.Huawei,ZTE,EricssonandNokiasuccessfullywonthebid.IntheMMEequipmentbidding,HuaweiandZTE,EricssonandNokia'swinningbidswere219,22,153and56setsrespectively;onSAE-GWequipment,Huawei,ZTE,EricssonandNokia'swinningbidswere369,21,231and60setsrespectively.
MajorEventsYearbook
2020
OnFebruary19,2020,Nokia(NOK.US)acquiredSiliconPhotonicsTechnologyElenion.
2018
OnJanuary5,HMDreleasedthesecondgenerationofNokia6.
OnFebruary25,HMDreleasedtheNokia81104Greplica,Nokia1,Nokia6second-generationinternationalversion,Nokia7Plus,andNokia8Siroccoatthe2018MobileWorldCongress(MWC).
OnMay16,NokiaX6wasofficiallyreleased.
OnJuly18,NokiaX5wasofficiallyreleased.
InOctober,NokiaannouncedthelaunchoftheNokia5GSkillsAcceleratorincooperationwiththeUniversityofTechnologySydney(UTS).
OnOctober16,NokiaX7wasofficiallyreleased.
2017
OnJanuary8,theAndroidphone:Nokia6wasreleasedinChina.(Note:Nokia’sfirstAndroidphoneisNokiaX)
OnJanuary28,NokiaannouncedthelaunchofMIKA,a"multi-purposeintuitiveknowledgeassistant",tohelpengineersandoperatorsthroughvoiceCommandtogetinformation.
Afteraseriesofbusinessreorganizations,Nokiahassetitssightsonthenextgenerationofwirelesscommunicationtechnology,hopingtomakeacomebackwithwirelessoperators’networkupgrades.
OnAugust17,HMDheldanewproductlaunchconferenceinLondon,UK,andreleaseditsflagshipmobilephoneNokia8.
OnOctober19,HMDheldanewproductlaunchconferenceinShanghaitoreleaseNokia7.ItwillbelistedinChinaonOctober24.
InNovember,theFinnishinformationandcommunicationtechnologycompanyNokiaannouncedthatitwouldstopthedevelopmentandhardwareproductionofthevirtualreality(VR)cameraOZO,whilelayingoff310employeesinitstechnicaldepartment.ThischoiceofNokiamaymeanthatthevirtualrealitymarket,whichhasbeenadvancingallthewayinrecentyears,hasenteredareshuffleperiod,andvirtualrealitytechnologyhasenteredaforkintheroad.
2016
OnDecember1,theNokiamobilephonewithcountlessfeelingsisfinallycomingback.IthasbeenconfirmedthatitwillbeatMWCattheendofFebruary2017.Officiallyunveiledatthe2017conference,modelD1C.
Obviously,NokiaD1Cisaimedatthemainstreammarket,andtherearerumorsthatNokiaisalsopreparingaflagshipmachineequippedwithSnapdragon820processorandZeisscertifiedlens.
OnApril6,Nokiaissuedanofficialstatementstatingthatitwilllaunchagloballayoffplan.Thelayoffswillbe14%.In30countries,thisisthethirdlarge-scalelayoffinNokia'shistory.
OnMay18,NokiaannouncedonitsofficialwebsitethatNokiawillgrantexclusiveglobalpatentrightstoanewlyestablishedFinnishcompanyHMDGlobalOy.ThecompanywillexclusivelyundertaketheNokiabrandmobilephoneandtabletbusinessinthenext10years,includingthedesign,manufactureandsaleofNokiabrandmobilephonesandtabletsthroughsubcontractorsandagents,andtheuseofintellectualpropertyrightsauthorizedbyNokiaTechnologiestoproducetheNokiabrandMobilephonesandtablets.
OnAugust16,WangJianya,presidentofthejointmanagementteamofNokiaCommunicationsChinaandShanghaiBell,saidinaninterviewwithThePaperinShanghaithatNokia-brandedmobilephonesandtabletsreturnedtothemarketinthefourthquarterofthesameyear.
OnDecember1,NokiaannouncedthatitspreviousexclusivelicensingagreementwithHMDGlobalhascomeintoeffect.ThelatterwilllaunchNokia-brandedmobilephonesin2015.
InDecember,NokiabrandmobilephonelicensorHMDGlobalreleasedtwotraditionalfeaturephones"Nokia150"(Nokia150)and"Nokia150DualSIM"(Nokia150DualSIM),butthisNeitherphonesupportsInternetaccess.
2015
OnJanuary7,theBankofChinaNOKIAN1tabletwasofficiallyreleased,andthefirstbatchoftabletswentonsaleonJanuary8.
OnApril26,WangJianya,PresidentofNokiaChina,revealedthatNokiawilllaunchAndroidsmartphonesin2016.
OnApril15,NokiaofficiallyannouncedtheacquisitionofAlcatel-Lucentatatransactionpriceof15.6billioneuros.Afterthemergerofthetwoparties,theywillbecomealeaderinthenext-generationtechnologyandservetheglobalIPnetwork.TheAlcatel-LucententitywillbechangedtotheNokiabrand,whileNokiawillretainthe"BellLabs"brand.
OnJune18,accordingtoReuters,NokiaandAlcatel-LucentjointlyannouncedonWednesdaythattheUSDepartmentofJusticehasapprovedNokia’sacquisitionofAlcatel.
OnJune20,NokiaCEORajeevSuri(RajeevSuri)saidinaninterviewwithGerman"Manager"magazine(ManagerMagazin)thatwhentheagreementwithpartnerMicrosoftexpiresin2016,Nokiawillplantoreturntothemobilephonemarket.
AttheendofJuly,NokiareleasedthefuturisticvirtualrealitycameraOZOinLosAngeles,capableofcapturing360-degreeaudioandvideo.
InearlySeptember,thethreeGermanautomakersBMW,Audi,andDaimlerspentUS$3.1billion(equivalenttoRMB19.22billion)tojointlyacquirethemapbusinessofNokiaHere.
OnNovember18th,accordingtothepreviouslyreachedMemorandumofUnderstanding,NokiaformallyinitiatedatakeoveroffertoacquireAlcatel-Lucentthroughashareswap.
OnDecember2,Nokiaheldageneralmeetingofshareholders.Thecompany’sshareholdersapprovedits$17.6billionacquisitionofAlcatel-Lucent.
2014
OnNovember18th,NokiaheldapressconferenceinFinland.Thistimeitlauncheda7.9-inchscreenAndroid5.0tablet.KnownasNOKIAN1,thesystemhasabuilt-inNokiaZLauncherlaunchedearlierbyNokiafortheAndroidsystem.
OnOctober24,MicrosoftofficiallyreplacedtheNokiabrandnamewithMicrosoftontheLumiamobilephone.MicrosoftlaunchedthedesignofthenewLumiamobilephoneonFriday.ThecompanywillreplacetheformerNOKIAwiththewordMicrosoftonthefrontandrearoftheLumiadeviceinthefuture.MicrosoftalsosaidthatitwillannouncethenewMicrosoftLumiadevicesoon.
At19:00onApril28,MicrosoftofficiallyannouncedthecompletionoftheacquisitionofNokia'sequipmentandservicesdivision.Aftertheacquisition,theentitycompanywasrenamed"MicrosoftMobile",butthe"Nokia"brandwillremain.OnSeptember3,2013,MicrosoftannouncedtheacquisitionofNokia'sequipmentandservicesdivisionforUS$7.2billion.
Afterthecompletionoftheacquisition,theNokiaentitycompanywillberenamed"MicrosoftMobile",butthe"Nokia"brandnamewillalwaysberetainedandused,whichmeansthatNokiabrandphoneswillnotdisappearwithMicrosoft'sacquisition.Atthesametime,Nokia's32,000employeeswilljoinMicrosoft.
Nokiamainlyownsthreebusinesses:equipmentandservices,Heremap,andnetworkequipment.Aftersellingtheequipmentandservicesdepartment,Nokiacangetridofitslong-termloss-makingmobilephonebusiness,allowingittofocusmoreontheHeremapservice.Andthefieldofnetworkequipment.
2013
OntheafternoonofOctober22,NokiaheldtheNokiaWorld2013inAbuDhabiandlaunchedatotalofsixnewproducts.Theseincludetwo6-inchlarge-screenWP8mobilephonesLumia1520andLumia1320,threeAsha500/502/503targetingemergingmarkets,andNokia'sfirstWindowstabletcomputerLumia2520.
OnthemorningofSeptember3,MicrosoftandNokiaofficiallyannouncedthatMicrosoftwillacquireNokia'sequipmentandservicesbusiness,namelythemobilephonebusinessunit,withatransactionamountofUS$7.17billion.Inaddition,attheendoftheacquisition,approximately32,000NokiaemployeeswilljoinMicrosoft,including4,700Finnishemployeesandapproximately18,300employeesintheglobalmanufacturingdepartment.
OnFebruary2,NokiaannouncedthattheEuropeanUnionhaddonatedUS$3.15billiontodevelopsupermaterialsinthenext10years.Nokiawasalsooneofthecompaniesthatreceivedfunding.Nokiahasjustreceived$1.35billioninresearchfundingfromtheEuropeanUniontodevelopamaterialcalledGraphene.
OnJanuary24,NokiasaidithadbeensellingSymbianphonesduringthetransitiontoWindowsPhonein2012.However,the808PureViewreleasedinmid-2011wasthelastSymbianphone.
2012
OnMarch28th,theNokiaLumiaseriesofficiallylandedinChina.LiangNianjian,PresidentofMicrosoftGreaterChina,announcedtheMarketplaceattheNokiaLumiaChinaconference.ThesoftwaremallisofficiallylaunchedinChina.
OnMarch27,MicrosoftandNokiajointlyinvestedUS$24millionforthedevelopmentofnewWindowsPhoneprograms.Nokiahascooperatedwiththeworld’sleadinginteractiveentertainmentsoftwarecompanyEAtointroduceavarietyofpopulargamestoWindowsOnthePhoneplatform.
OnMarch21,MicrosoftofficiallyreleasedtheWindowsPhone7.5operatingsysteminBeijing,andjointlylaunchedthedeveloper"SpringPhone"programwithNokia.
2011
Inthefourthquarterof2011,theshipmentofWindowsPhonemobilephoneswasabout2.5millionunits,includingabout1.2millionunits.Nokiamobilephonesaccountedfor48%oftheshare.
OnOctober26th,attheNokiaWorldConference(NokiaWorld2011),thefirstbatchofWindowsPhonemobilephones,namedNokiaLumia,wasreleasedincooperationwithMicrosoft,whichrepresentsthedirectionofNokia'sfuturedevelopmentofsmartphones.
OnApril20th,NokiaofficiallyannouncedthatitwouldgiveupthedevelopmentofMeego.NokialaunchedthefirstandlastMeegomobilephone-NokiaN9.
OntheafternoonofFebruary11,NokiaofficiallyannouncedthatithasreachedaglobalstrategicpartnershipwithMicrosoft.Microsoft’snewWindowsPhonesystemwillbecomeNokia’smainmobileoperatingsystemandwillfocusonthissystem.
2010
TheSymbian3systemwasofficiallylaunched,alsoknownastheSymbian3system.ThemobilephonesusingSymbian3inthedomesticmarketincludeNokiaN8-00,NokiaC6-01,NokiaC7-00,NokiaE7-00,NokiaT7-00,Nokia500andsoon.
2009
OnAugust24,NokiareleasedBooklet3G,itsfirstnetbook,usingtheWindowsoperatingsystem.ThisisthefirstpcproductlaunchedbyNokia.
2008
InDecember,"InnovativeConcept,NewExperience"-Nokia'sfirstnewNokiastoreinMainlandChinaopenedinBeijing.
2007
InNovember,Nokiaannounceditstransformationfromamobileterminal-basedcompanytoanInternetcompany,andatthesametimereleasedanewInternetservicebrand""Ovi","Ovi"means"door"inFinnish.
OnOctober1,NokiaagreedtoacquiredigitalmapproviderNavteqCorpfor$8.1billion.ThisisNokia'slargestacquisitionsofarinordertogainafootholdinthefieldoflocation-basedservices.
OnSeptember12,Nokia’scontributiontomobiledevicesandcommunications-relatedserviceswasunanimouslyaffirmedbyconsumersacrossAsia,andwasawardedthe2007BestBrandinAsia.
2006
InNovember,itwontheGuangdongMobilecorenetworkexpansionprojectandbecamethemainGPRSnetworkproviderinGuangdongProvince.
InOctober,Nokia'sDongguanmobilephoneproductionbaseincreasedcapitaltoexpandthesecondphaseoftheplantandputitintoproduction.NokiaHopePrimarySchoolinHongyuanCounty,Sichuanwascompleted.
September,wonChina's20.8billionyuancooperationproject,andtheprimeministersofChinaandFinlandwitnessedthesigningceremony.
InAugust,itlaunchedanewNFCmobilepaymentapplicationjointlywithUnionPayCommerce.
InJuly,thefirstNokiaflagshipstoreinAsiaopenedinHongKong.
InJune,andSiemensannouncedthemergeroftheNokiaNetworksDivisionandSiemens’operator-relatedbusinessdivisionstoformanewcompany.Thenewcompany’snameisNokiaSiemensNetworks(NokiaSiemensNetworks).
InMay,NokiaSuzhouPlantcelebratedtheonemillionthmobilenetworkproductrollout.
InApril,expandmobileinfrastructureR&DeffortsinChina-ChengduR&DcenterfocusesonNokia'scorenetworktechnology.
InMarch,successfullycompletedtheTD-SCDMAinterconnectiontestwithChinaPotevio.
InFebruary,hewonaGSMexpansioncontractworth170millionU.S.dollarsfromHenanMobileCommunicationsCo.,Ltd.inChina.
InJanuary,Nokiawonthe"WirelessPush-to-Talk"contractofFujianMobile.
2005
InDecember,ChinaMobile,Motorola,andNokiajointlylaunchedthe"GreenBoxEnvironmentalProtectionPlan—"jointlyinitiatedbythreecompaniesinBeijing.JointActionforRecyclingofDisusedMobilePhonesandAccessories".
InNovember,Nokia’s"TotalMobileLife2006"conferencewasgrandlyheldinBeijing.Atthemeeting,Nokia'slatestmobiledevices,technologies,servicesandsolutionswerefullydisplayed.
InOctober,ChinaPutianandNokiasignedajointventurecontracttojointlydevelopandproduce3Gmobilecommunicationnetworkproductsandsolutions.
InSeptember,thefoundationlayingceremonyofNokiaInnovationSoftwareParkwasheldinHangzhou,andthestrategiccooperationbetweenNokiaandZhejiangProvincereachedanewlevel.
InAugust,NokiaChengduR&DCenterwasestablished.SichuanTelecom-NokiaValue-addedServiceApplicationCenterwasinauguratedatthesametime.NokiasignedcooperationagreementswithSichuanTelecom,UniversityofElectronicScienceandTechnologyandChengduDigitalEntertainmentSoftwarePark.
InJuly,signedaninternationalprocurementstrategiccooperationagreementwithWuhanFanguElectronicTechnologyCo.,Ltd.inHubei,andthelocalizationstrategyisgettingbetterandbetter.
InJune,activelysupportedthe"LongMarchforStudents"charityactivity,andusedtechnologytoconveylove.
InMay,thesigningceremonyforthefirstphaseofthecapitalincreaseandexpansionoftheXingwangIndustrialPark,andthestartofthesecondphasewasheldinBeijing.
OnFebruary8,Nokia(China)celebratedits20thanniversary.
OnJanuary4,themergeroffourmajorproductionjointventureswascompleted,andNokiaCapitelCommunicationsCo.,Ltd.wasestablished.
2004
NokialauncheditsfirstGSMfoldingmobilephone,theNokia7200.
GuangdongMobileandNokiajointlypromotethe"WirelessPush-to-Talk"business.
TheChinesecompanylaunchedavolunteeractivityforemployeestodonateschoolsuppliestoprimaryandsecondaryschoolstudentsinBianba,Tibet.Thiseventwashighlyvaluedbycompanyleadersandpositiveresponsesfromemployeesandpartnersindozensofofficelocationsacrossthecountry.
Sponsoredthe"InternationalDivingChampionshipTour"andpresented30Nokia6600mobilephonestothediversgoingtoAthens,wishingthem"convergetheirdreamsandcreatemoreglories"intheOlympics.
In22collegesanduniversitiesacrossthecountry,includingHongKongandTaiwan,carryoutthe"NokiaWisdomandBraveHeroesClub"activitytoeducateandadvocatecollegestudentstoestablishacorrectoutlookonlife,comprehensivelyimprovetheiroverallquality,andmaintainahealthybodyEntersocietyinavigorousandenergeticstate.
InMay,Nokia’sChairmanandCEOJomaOllilavisitedChinaandannouncedtheexpansionofNokia’sR&DscaleinChina.
InApril,thefirstNokiaAsia-PacificintegrateddistributioncenterresponsibleforthelogisticsoperationofnetworkproductssettledinSuzhouIndustrialPark.TheestablishmentofthecenterindicatesthatChinahasbecomeanimportantpartofNokia'sgloballogisticsandsupplychain.
SinceJanuary,NokiahaswonthefirstplaceintheoverallmobilephonemarketinChina.
2003
NokiaannouncedthatitwillintegrateitsfourproductionjointventuresinChina.
EstablishedanewbusinessdevelopmentcenterfortheAsia-Pacificregion,acorporateinnovationagency,inShanghai.
Atotalof15mobilephoneproductswerelaunchedinChina,winningthefirstplaceintheGSMmobilephonemarketinChina.
IntroducedtheNokia3650,thefirstimagemobilephoneforshootingvideoclipsintheChinesemarket.
LaunchedNokia6108,thefirstproductofits"MagicPen"series.
LauncheditsfirstmusicphoneNokia3300.
IntroduceditsfirstCDMA1Xmobilephone,Nokia2280,usingNokia'sownCDMAchip.
SignedanagreementwithHuaweitomutuallyauthorizetheuseofWCDMA-relatedpatents,includingmanufacturingandsellingWCDMAinfrastructureworldwide.
Signeda800MHZTETRAIPdigitaltrunkingcommunicationnetworkcontractwithTianjinPublicSecurityDepartment.ThisisChina'sfirstTETRAIPnetworkandthelargestpublicsafetyTETRAprojectinMainlandChina.
TogetherwithBeijingZhengtongNetworkCommunicationCo.,Ltd.toestablishBeijingWirelessGovernmentAffairsNetwork.
CooperatingwithHainanMobiletobuildtheXishaGSMmobilenetwork,enablingChinaMobiletoextenditsnetworkcoveragetothesouthernmosttipofthemotherland.Hutchison3GHKandNokiajointlydeployedthecorenetworkequipmentofitsthird-generation(3G)WCDMAnetwork.
2002
NokiaandChinaMobilesignedamemorandumoncooperationinthefieldofmobiledataapplications.Thespecificcooperationcontentofthememorandumwillinvolve3G-orienteddataservicessuchasmultimediamessagingservices(MMS)andlocation-basedservices(LBS).
SuccessfullysentChina’sfirstGPRS-basedmultimediamessage(MMS)usingNokia7650mobilephonesontheentirenetworkwithFujianMobile.
HongKongCSLselectedNokia'smultimediainformationservicesolutiontolaunchAsia'sfirstmultimediainformationservice.
SuccessfullycompletedAsia'sfirstGPRS-basedmultimediamessagingservice(MMS)roamingandinterconnectionwithaleadingoperatorinChina.
OntheexperimentalnetworkinBeijing,China,throughits3Gcommercialnetworkanddual-modeterminals,China'sfirst3GWCDMApacketdataphonebasedonthe3GPPR992001Juneversionstandardwasopened.
TheNokia3610islaunchedfortheAsia-Pacificmarket.ThisisNokia’sfirstproductdesignedanddevelopedentirelybytheNokiaProductDevelopmentCenterinBeijing.
D500multi-serviceaccessplatformbecomesChina'sfirstapprovednext-generationbroadbandaccessproduct.
IntroducedtheNokia7650,thefirstimagemobilephonewithabuilt-indigitalcamerainthedomesticmarket.
HangzhouR&DCenterofficiallyopenedandcooperatedcloselywithlocalR&Dpartnersin3GR&D.
InBeijing,ZTEandZTEsuccessfullycompletedtheWCDMAsysteminterconnectiontest(IOT)basedonthe3GPPR992002Marchversion.
2001
Nokia’sexportsfromChinaexceeded2.5billionEuros,continuingtomaintainitspositionasthelargestforeignexportcompanyintheindustry.TaketheleadinsigningamemorandumwithChinaMobiletojointlysupportanopenmobileframeworkandensuretherealizationofacompleteglobalmobilebusinessmarket.
Xingwang(International)IndustrialPark,anewindustrialbaseestablishedinChina,announceditsopening.
TogetherwithChina.comGroup,itlaunchedamatureproductbasedonbroadbandnetworkforthefirsttime.
TogetherwithFujianMobileandShanxiMobiletodeployNokia'sinnovativelocation-basedservicesolutionsforthefirsttimeinChina.
Releasedthefirstfull-featuredmobilephonedesignedforChina.
Itwasthefirsttopassthetypeapprovaltestof800MHzTETRAequipmentoftheMinistryofInformationIndustry.NokiaandHubeiQuantongTelecomCo.,Ltd.openedadomesticserviceinChina.
Thefirstofficial800MHzTETRAsystemtrialnetwork.
Co-builtChina'sfirstmultimediainformationservicetrialnetworkwithFujianMobileinQuanzhou,Fujian,andsuccessfullysentthefirstmultimediamessageonthecurrentnetwork.
2000
Nokialaunchedtheworld'sfirstGPRSnetworkcompatiblewiththelatestcommercialstandardsinChina.
China'sfirstlarge-capacityIseriesswitchsystemsettledinFuzhou.
SignedthefirstcommercialWAPcontractinChina.
SignedthefirstGPRS-basedWAPserviceinChinaandtheworld.
ThefirsttointroduceIPandWAPtechnologyintothedigitaltrunkingsystem.
D50eisthefirstDSLAMproductinChinatoobtainanetworkaccesscertificatefromtheMinistryofInformationIndustry.
1999
ThefirstWAPmobilephoneNokia7110waslaunchedinChina.
CooperatetoestablishChina'sfirstnext-generationInternetIpv6experimentalnetwork.
ProvideAsia'sfirstGPRSnetworktoTaiwan.
CooperatetoestablishaWCDMAexperimentalnetwork.
1998
SignedChina’sfirstdual-bandnetworkcontract.
LaunchedtheChineseversionofthefirstwirelessdatasuiteinChina'stelecommunicationsindustry.
ThefirsttointroducemobilephoneChineseinputtechnology.
1997
DeliveredChina'sfirstGSM1800network.
1996
ProvideChina'sfirstinternationalroamingnetwork.
ConnectedtoChina'sfirstGSM1800internetphone.
ThefirstmobilephoneNokia8110thatsupportsbothsimplifiedandtraditionalChineseSMS.
1995
ConnectedtoChina’sfirstwirelessdatacall.
EstablishedthefirstjointventureformassproductionofGSMsystemequipment.
1994
ConnectedtoChina’sfirstGSMcall.
Namingrules
Nokia6series(22photos)
ThenamingofNokiamobilephoneshasgenerallygonethroughthefollowingstages:1998-2005,Nokiamobilephonesaremainlynamedwithfourdigitsstartingwith1-9(except4)andwithNandEfollowedbytwodigits(exceptfor4)(exceptforthetwogamephonesN-GageandN-GageQD)Amongthem,theNseriesandEseriesareSymbiansmartphones,andmostofthefour-digitmodelsarefeaturephones(NokiaOSS30andS40interfaces);in2006-2009,Nokiaaddedlettersafterthenumbertoindicatethestyleofthephone.Positioning,etc.;in2010,Nokiaadjustedthemobilephonenamingrules,allmobilephonemodelsstartwithoneofthefourlettersN,E,C,X,followedbyanumber(exceptfor4,5andabovearesmartphones,3andbelowarefunctionsMachine),minussignandtwo-digitnamesstartingwith"00"(exceptfor4)(whenthelasttwodigitsare"00",itiscustomarytocallonlythepartbeforetheminussign);in2011,withNokiaWiththereleaseof500,Nokiamobilephonesreturnedtothree-digitnaming;withthereleaseofNokiaLumia1020in2013,itmarkedtheuseofboththree-digitandfour-digitnamingforNokiaWP8mobilephonesandlatermobileterminals.NokiaheldapressconferenceinFinlandonNovember18,2014,andlauncheda7.9-inchscreenAndroid5.0tabletNokiaN1.
OnApril26,2015,WangJianya,PresidentofNokiaChina,revealedthatNokiawilllaunchAndroidsmartphonesin2015.
Digitalseries
1series
In2003,withthereleaseofNokia1100,the1serieswasborn,anditwasalsodestinedSeries1belongstothelow-endseries.Althoughthe1seriesispositionedatthelowend,andthestyleisbasicallystraight,itstilladdsavarietyoftrendyadditionalfunctions.The1serieswasmainlymonochromaticmonophonicproductsbefore2005,butafterNokia1600firstadoptedthe64KCSTNcolorscreeninthe1seriesin2005,the1seriesenteredtheeraofmonochromescreenandcolorscreen.In2010,asNokiaadjusteditsmobilephonenamingrules.Thefirstgenerationofthe1serieswasterminatedafterthelastNokia1800.Beginningin2011,Nokia,whichhasundergoneadjustments,re-releasedthe1seriesofmobilephones.Thenew1seriesisstillpositionedatthelow-endseries.Theinternationalmodelis1XXthreedigits,andtheNationalBankmodelis1XX0fourdigits.In2013,thereleaseoftheNokiaLumia1020witha41-megapixellensandWindowsPhone8systemmarkedthebirthoftheLumiaextraordinaryseriesofhigh-endflagshipphones.
Series2
Alsoin2003,thereleaseofNokia2100markedthebirthofSeries2.The2seriesalsobelongtothelow-endseries,butcomparedtothe1series,the2seriesmobilephoneshavemorestylesandmeettheneedsofdifferentpeople,andthefunctionsaremoreuser-friendlythanthe1series.Althoughthe2seriesmobilephonesaremoreattractivethanthe1series,thefirstgeneration2seriesendedaftertheNokia2700in2009.Until2011,thenewAshaNewFunserieskeyboardphonewasrenamed2XX,andthenationalbankmodelwas2XX0four-digitnumber.
3series
In1998,thereleaseofNokia3210markedthebirthofthe3series.ComparedwithotherNokiamobilephonesinthesameperiod,Nokia3210wasthefirsttoadoptThebuilt-inantennadesignindicatesthatthe3seriesisdestinedtobelongtotheindividualseries.EspeciallysincetheNokia3530releasedin2002,the3seriesbegantotransformintothefashionableandtrendyyouthmarket.Thecharacteristicsofthisseriesare:thecostisgenerallylow,andtheconfigurationisatthelow-endlevelofNokiaasawhole.Inordertosavecosts,thematerialusedfortheshapeisrelativelygeneral,andtheplasticfeelisstrong.In2008,afterthefinal3600Swasreleased,thefirstgenerationofthe3serieswasterminated,anditspositioningwasmovedtothe5series.In2011,thenewAshaNewFunseriesoftouch-screenmobilephoneswererenamed3XX,andtheNationalBankmodelwas3XX0four-digitnumber.
5series
In1998,thereleaseofNokia5110markedthebirthofthe5series.The5110'sinterchangeablecolorshellfunctionwilldestinedtomakethe5seriesanotherindividualseries.The5200and5300releasedin2006turnedthe5seriesintoamusicphoneseries.Untilthelast5230in2010,the5serieshasalwaysbeenthemainmusicfunction.WiththereleaseofNokia500in2011,itmarkedthatNokia'snew5serieshaschangedfromamusicphoneseriestoalow-endsmartphoneseries.EventheNokia510andNokia520arestillthelowest-endtypesintheLumiaextraordinaryseries,NokiaAsha501Fromthehardwareconfigurationisalsoattributedtothelow-end.
6series
In1998,thereleaseofNokia6110markedthebirthofthe6series.Andinmore6seriesphonesinthefuture,itcanbeseenthatthe6seriesfocusesonvariouspracticalfunctions,thehardwareconfigurationisalsointhemid-end,andthepriceisnothigh.The6seriesnotonlyreflectsamaturetaste,butalsoaddsmorecharmtosuccessfulpeople.In2010,afterthereleaseofthefinal6700S,thefirstgenerationofthe6serieswasterminated,andthepositioninggraduallymovedtotheNandEseries.In2011,thereleaseofNokia603markedthatthenew6seriesisstillpositionedinthemid-range.Afterthat,theNokia610,Nokia620andthenewlyreleasedNokiaLumia625stillbelongtothemid-rangeconfigurationintermsofhardware,andmayalsobeusedontheAshasysteminthefuture.Thereare6seriesofmid-rangephones.
7series
In2000,thereleaseofNokia7110markedthebirthofthe7series.Itsuniqueslidingcovershapewillbedestinedtomakethe7Theseriesbelongstothefashionseries.Inthefuture7seriesmobilephonesarebasicallyverydistinctive,stylish,allkindsofnewideas,dazzlingeffectelementsarealldisplayedinall7seriesmobilephonesincisivelyandvividly.Itcanbesaidthatthe7seriesisequivalenttoatestfieldforNokia.In2009,afterthefinal7230wasreleased,thefirstgenerationofthe7serieswasterminated.In2011,thereleaseofNokia700and701markedthatthenew7serieswillbedesignatedasamid-to-high-endcost-effectiveseries,whichisfullyreflectedintheNokia710andNokia720/Nokia720T.
8series
In1999,thereleaseoftheNokia8110markedthebirthofthe8series,andtheuniqueshapeandexquisiteshellofthe8110willmakethe8seriesDestinedtobelongtothenobleandelegantseries.Inthefuture8seriesmobilephones,althoughtheperformancecanonlybeconsideredsatisfactory,each8seriesmobilephonehasauniqueshape,averysophisticatedshellmaterialandaveryexquisitedesign.Thisconceptremainedunchangeduntilthelast8800in2008.ItwasnotuntilthereleaseofNokia800in2011,Nokia808PureViewandNokia820/810/822in2012thatthe8serieswasrepositionedasamid-to-high-endpracticalseries.
9series
In2000,thereleaseoftheNokia9210markedthebirthofthe9series,andthehiddenfullkeyboardofthe9210alsomarkedthatthe9seriesbelongedtoindividualsAssistantseries.ThisseriesisacombinationofcommunicatorandPDAfunction,powerfulpersonalinformationmanagementfunction,letbusinesspeopleevenmorepowerful.However,the9serieswasreplacedbythe2005Eseriesafterthereleaseofseveralmobilephones.ItwasnotuntilthereleaseoftheNokia900in2011thatthe9serieswasrepositionedasahigh-endseries.Afterthat,theNokia920/920T,Nokia925andNokia928remainedthesame.Belongstohigh-endmobilephones.
Letterseries
Nseries
NokiaNseriesphones(3photos)
In2003and2004,Nokiareleasedtwonewmobilephones,N-GageandN-GageQD(nationalversionofN-Gage),aimingtomakemobilephoneshavethesameexperienceasgameconsoles,butlaterthesetwophonesWasdefeated.Until2005,whenNokiaN70,N90andN91werereleased,theNseries(NokiaNseries)wasannounced.Sinceitsbirth,theNserieshasbeenpositionedbyNokiaasahigh-endsmartphonewithapreferenceforentertainmentperformance.Itisasmartphonedevelopedforagroupofyoungpeoplewhopursuefashion.ItisNokia'smultimediaintelligentterminal.Sincethen,theNserieshasthreeSymbiansystemseriesN70-N79,N80-N86,N90-N97andfourMaemosystemphonesN770,N800,N810andN900.In2010,afterNokiachangeditsproductnamingrules,theNserieswaspositionedastheflagshipseries.Soon,NokiaN8-00(N8forshort)wentonthemarket.ThenewSymbian^3systemhasagreatimprovementoverthepreviousSymbian^1andS60V3.However,withthedevelopmentoftheMeegosystemwithIntel,NokiaannouncedtheNseriesflagshipsoon.TheMeegosystemwillbeused.Inearly2011,theNokiaN9equippedwiththeMeegosystemwasreleasedandwonalotofpraise.ButinFebruary2011,NokiaannouncedthatithadreachedastrategiccooperationwithMicrosoft,announcingthatitwoulduseWindowsPhoneasthemainoperatingsystemforNokiamobilephonesandparticipateinthedevelopmentofWP.AlthoughtheNokiaN9andMeegosystemswereverysuccessful,theywereeventuallyabandoned.AsNokiamobilephonesreturnedtodigitalnaminglater,theNseriesbecamehistory.
Eseries
In2005,withthereleaseofNokiaE60,theEseries(NokiaEseries)wasannounced.TheEseriesismainlyagainstBlackBerryphones.Itisasmartphoneforbusinessusersandcorporateusers.Mostofthemuseafullkeyboarddesign.Mostentertainmentfunctionsaresimpler,butthebusinessfunctionsareverycomprehensive.TheEseriesincludeE50-E52,E60-E66,E70,E71,E75andE90.In2010,afterNokiachangedtheproductnamingrules,thenewEseriesstillpositionedthebusinessseries,butthenewEseriesonlyhadE5-00(E5),E6-00(E6),E7-00(E7)threeparts.In2011,asNokiamobilephonesreturnedtodigitalnaming,theEseriesbecamehistory.
Xseries(old)
NokiasubmittedanapplicationfortheregistrationoftheXseries(NokiaXseries)trademarkinSwitzerlandonApril15,2009.TheXserieswillbelaunchedasanewmobilephoneterminalbrand.WhilehavingtheXpressMusicmusicseriesfunctions,itisverylikelythatitwillhavebetterandmorecomprehensivefunctionsandbecomeanewhigh-endmusicmobilephoneseries,whichcanberegardedasthe5seriesmusicseries,Nhigh-endseriesandEseriesbusinessseriesareanewgenerationproduct.NokiaXseriesphonesincludeX1-00,X1-01,X2-00~X2-05,X3-00~X3-02,X5-00,X5-01,X6-00andX7-00.EachX-seriesmobilephoneisfocusedonmusicfunctions,withsomehigh-endN-seriesfunctionsandE-seriesbusinessfunctionsadded.In2011,asNokiamobilephonesreturnedtodigitalnaming,theXseriesbecamehistory.
Cseries
NokiaCseriesphones(5photos)
NokiaonApril14,2009AnapplicationfortheregistrationoftheCseries(NokiaCseries)seriesoftrademarkswasfiledinFinland.ThemainadvantageoftheCseriesliesinlarge-scaleentertainmentfunctionssuchasphotography,socialnetworking,music,andstreamingmedia.Itisanothercomprehensiveseries.NokiaCseriesphoneshaveC1-00~C1-03,C2-00~C2-07,C3-00~C3-03,C5-00~C5-06,C6-00,C6-01andC7-00onlyhaveC5AC5-04appearedintheseries.EveryCseriesmobilephoneisprovidingmultimediasupportashighaspossible.In2011,asNokiamobilephonesreturnedtodigitalnaming,theCseriesbecamehistory,andtheconceptoftheC1-C3seriescontinuedtocontinueinthenewfun2XXand3XXseries.Inaddition,infuturetelecommunicationsCDMA2Kcustomizedmachines,theletterCisaddedafterthenumbertoindicatethatthemobilephoneofthesamemodelthatsupportstheWCDMAnetworkisonlydifferentinnetworksupport.Tseries
InordertomakeupforthedefectthatNokiamobilephonesdonotsupportmobile3GTD-SCDMAnetworks,NokiareleasedtheNokiaT7-00exclusivelycustomizedbyChinaMobilein2011.However,therewasnopositiveresponse.AsNokiamobilephonesreturnedtodigitalnaming,theTseriesbecamehistory.However,infuturemobilecustomizationmachines,theletterTisaddedafterthenumbertoindicatethatthemobilephoneofthesamemodelthatsupportstheWCDMAnetworkisonlydifferentinnetworksupport.
NokiaOro
NokiaOroisaluxurysmartphoneforhigh-enduserslaunchedbyNokia.Oromeans"gold"inItalian.
Ashaseries
Nokiamobilephones(9photos)
OnOctober26,2011,theNokiaWorldConference(Nokiaworld2011)openedinLondonAtthisconference,Nokiareleasedabrand-newNokiaOS-basedS40seriesofmobilephones,namedafterthebrand-newNokiaAshaXXX(whiletheNationalBankusestheNokiaXXX0format).OpenedtheeraoftheS40Ashaseries.Ashameans"hope"inHindi,anditisworthyofthename.AlthoughtheNokiaAshaseriesisnotasmartphone,itisverydifferentfromthepreviousS40.Ithasstrongscalability,practicalfunctionsandexcellenthardwaretoensuretheAshaseriesoffunctionalphones.Itcanprovidethesameuserexperienceassmartphones,andrepresentsthe"hope"ofNokia'slow-endphones.Attheendof2012,theAshaseriesofficiallyhadaChinesename-Xinquseries.In2013,thereleaseoftheAsha1.0systemandNokiaAsha501(Nokia501)markedtheentryofthenewfunseriesintotheeraofintelligence.
Xseries
NokiaXisthefirstAndroidphonereleasedbyNokiaattheMobileWorldCongress(MWC)onFebruary24,2014.
NOKIAX'suserinterfaceisalmostcompletelydifferentfromthecommonAndroidinterfaceonthemarket,butwithaclearWindowsPhonestyle.ThisdirectlyreflectsthepositioningofNokiaX,whichisaproductbetweenNokiaAshaplatformandLumiaplatform.NokiahopestouseXtoattractthemostentry-levelsmartphoneusers,andhopestoguidethemtowardsLumiaproductsinthefuture.
Onthemainscreen,NokiaXapplicationsarearrangedinthestyleofdiskettesonWP,with3diskettesineachrowconnectedtogether,scrolldowntofindmoreapplications.Longpressonaspecificapplicationtochoosetoenlargeandreducethedisplaysizeoftheapplication,whichisalsoverysimilartoLumia.Thenumberofapplicationreminderswillbedisplayedinparenthesesontherightsideoftheapplicationname,whichisconvenientforuserstoquicklyunderstandandupdate.NokiaXalsosupportsthefolderfunction.
TheappearanceofNokiaXlooksmorelikeanenlargedversionofAsha503.Theoverallsizeofthefuselageis115.5×63×10.4mm,sothatevenuserswithsmallpalmscaneasilyorderNokiaX.Handhold.Intheappearanceoftheinterface,NokiaXusesastandardconfiguration,3.5mmstandardheadphonejack,micro-USBdatainterface,volumebuttonandswitchkeyaredesignedontherightsideofthefuselageatthesametime.
Italsoincludestwomodels,NOKIAX+andNOKIAXL,withhigherconfigurationsthanNOKIAX.
Lumiaseries
NokiaLumiaseriesmobilephones(6photos)
InFebruary2011,asNokiaadoptedtheMicrosoftWindowsPhonesystemasitsownMobilephoneoperatingsystem.HowtonametheWindowsPhoneserieshasbecometheprimaryissue.TheFinnishwordLumimeans"snow",whileLumiaisthemodeofLumi,soLumiameans"snow",snowisacrystal,andNokiaLumiarepresentsthecrystallizationoftheirhardwork..Asaresult,theNokiaLumiaserieswasborn,andsoontherewillbeanofficialChinesename-ExtraordinarySeries.TheExtraordinarySeriesrepresentsauniquedesign,apowerfulandstablesystem,andaimstobringanunprecedentedextraordinaryexperiencetothemajorityofusers.ItalsorepresentsthedirectionofNokia'sfuturedevelopmentofsmartphones.Nokia'sextraordinaryseriesofmobilephonesareallequippedwiththeWindowsPhonesystem,andarenamedaftertheNokiaLumiaXXXformat,whiletheBankofChinafirstadoptedNokia(NokiaXXX).From2011to2012,themodelsoftheNokiaExtraordinarySeriesincludeNokia510,Nokia610,Nokia620,Nokia710,Nokia800,Nokia820,Nokia900,Nokia920andNokia920T.
InFebruary2013,attheMWC2013conference,Nokiareleasedtheextraordinaryseriesofnewphones,Nokia520andNokia720.OnMay9,NokiareleasedtheAsha501,announcingthatthe5serieswillalsobelongtothenewfunandExtraordinaryseries.OnMay14,NokiareleasedtheNokia925inLondon,England,butitstilldidnotbreaktheviciouscircleofnamingtheBankofChinaanddiscarding“Lumia”.UntilJuly12,2013,thereleaseofNokiaLumia1020notonlybrokethethree-digitnaminglawofNokia'sextraordinaryseries,butalsomadethenamingofthe1XXlow-endseriesduplicating.Forthisreason,theBankofChinahadtore-add"Lumia"becameNokiaLumia1020(alsoknownasNokia909).IntheNokiaLumia625releasedonJuly23,thenationalbanknameisstillNokiaLumia625.
TheLumiaseriesalsoincludestheLumia2520,atabletPCequippedwithWindowsRT.
HMDAndroidseries
OnJanuary8,2017,HMDglobalOyreleasedNokia6inChina.
Brandculture
NokiaN9(3photos)
Nokiamobilephonescanbedividedinto3categories,dividedintosmartphonesandnon-smartphonesMachineandtablet.ItssmartphonesuseSymbian,Meego,WindowsPhoneandAshasystems,whilenon-smartphonesuseSymbianS30orS40systems.TabletPCsandWindowsPhonesmartphonesalsobelongtotheLumiaseries,equippedwithWindowsRTsystem.Explanationofterms
Symbian
SymbianisoneofthemobilephonesystemsusedbyNokiamobilephones.OnJune24,2008,NokiaannouncedtheacquisitionofallsharesinSymbian,andtheSymbiansystembecameNokia'sexclusivesystem.InApril2011,NokiaannouncedthatitwouldoutsourceallthedevelopmentandtechnicalsupportoftheSymbiansystemtoAccenture,anditwouldnolongerparticipateinthedevelopmentandtechnicalsupportofSymbian.OnDecember22,2011,NokiaannouncedtheabandonmentoftheSymbianname.OnMay27,2012,NokiaofficiallyannouncedthatitwouldcompletelyabandonthedevelopmentoftheSymbiansystemandcancelthedevelopmentofCarlainSymbian.OntheeveningofJanuary24,2013,Nokia’sannualfinancialreportannouncedthatthe808PureView,releasedin2012,wouldbethecompany’slastmobilephonebasedontheSymbiansystem,markingtheofficialdemiseoftheSymbiansystem.However,Symbian'ssupportservicewillcontinueuntil2016,becausetherootCAcertificategiventoNokiabySymbianwillexpireonJanuary5,2016.
Maemo
MaemoNokiafirstlaunchedamobilephoneoperatingsystemin2005tomakeupforsomeoftheinherentshortcomingsofSymbianOS.TheonlyNokiamobilephonesequippedwithMaemosystemareN770,N800,FourN810andN900.InFebruary2010,NokiaannouncedthemergerofMaemoandIntel'sMoblinplantolaunchMeeGo,andMaemoofficiallywithdrewfromthestageofhistory.
Meego
MeeGoisasystemdevelopedbyNokiaandIntel(Intel).OnlyNokiaN9isequippedwithMeeGoincommercialmobilephones.InFebruary2011,NokiaannouncedthatitwouldabandonitsMeegodevelopmentcooperationwithIntel.OnSeptember28,2011,theLinuxFoundationdecidedtomergeMeegoandLimointoaTizensystem,andthentheIntelMeeGowebsiteannouncedonitsofficialwebsitethatMeeGowasdead.InJuly2012,withthesupportofNokia,JollaMobilewillcontinuethelifeofMeego.ItwillreleaseanewgenerationofMeeGomobilephonesinChina.ItwillbeannouncedthatMeeGowillberebornasSailfishOS,andthefutureSailfishOSwillbecompatiblewithAndroidprograms.
WindowsPhone
NokiaWindowsPhone7(8photos)
OnFebruary11,2011,NokiaofficiallyannouncedaglobalstrategywithMicrosoftInthepartnership,thetwopartieswillconductin-depthcooperationinthefieldofsmartphones.MicrosoftwillgiveNokiaaone-timepaymentof1billionU.S.dollarsandpromisetopromoteWindowsPhonemobilephonesforit,andthensuccessivelygiveNokia10millionand20millionU.S.dollars.Atthebeginningof2012,itprovidedNokiawithR&DandpromotionexpensesofUS$500million,andprovidedmillionsofXbox360forthelaunchoftheNokiaLumiaseries.NokiasaidthattheWindowsPhonesystemwillbecomeNokia'smainmobilephoneoperatingsystemandwillparticipateinthedevelopmentofthissystem.NokiastatedintheannouncementthatMicrosoft'ssearchengineBingwillprovidesearchservicesforallNokiadevices,andNokiaMapswillbecomeoneofthecorepartsofMicrosoft'smapservices.Inaddition,Nokia'scontentandapplicationstoreOviwillbeintegratedintotheMicrosoftonlinestoreMarketplace.
NokiawilluseWindowsPhoneasthemainoperatingsystemforsmartphones,andonthisplatform,itwillinnovateinareaswhereNokiaisamarketleader,suchastakingpictures.
Asha
TheAshasystemisbasedonSmarterphone.Ithasabetterslidingtouchoperationexperienceinsmartphones.Thebiggestfeatureisthatithastwocustomizablemainscreensand"Fastlane"Themainscreenisatraditionalicon-basedinterface,andFastlaneisabrand-newinterfacedesignthatcandisplaycontactsandsocialnetworkinformation.
NokiareleasedthefirstAshasmartphoneoperatingsystem"Nokia501"inIndiaonMay9,2013.AfterjoiningtheMicrosoftWindowsPhonecampandabandoningitsSymbianplatform,Nokiafinallyhasasmartphoneplatform"Asha."underitscontrol.
Android
Nokialaunchedin2014OnFebruary24,attheMWCWorldMobileCommunicationsConference,thecompanyreleaseditsfirstmobilephoneequippedwiththeAndroidoperatingsystem.NOKIAX,NOKIAX+,NOKIAXL.TheAndroidplatformitcarrieshasbeendeeplycustomizedbyNOKIAandMicrosoft,anddoesnotincludeGoogleservicesAndreplacedbyMicrosoft’sOneDrive,Outlookandotherservices.NokiahopestouseAndroid-poweredNOKIAXtoattractthemostentry-levelsmartphoneusers,andhopestoguidethemtowardsLumiaproductsinthefuture.
WindowsPhone8
At10amonSeptember5,2012(22:00onSeptember5,2012,Beijingtime),NokiaandMicrosoftofficiallyreleasedNokia’sfirstWindowsPhone8operatingsystematMicrosoft’sheadquartersinNewYork.ThenewmachineLumia920andLumia820.
WindowsPhone8isdifferentfromWindowsPhone7.ItisbasedontheWindowsNTkernel,combinedwiththeconfigurationandsophisticatedcraftsmanshipofthenewmodel,toformapowerful,efficient,andsophisticateddesign.Themodellineupofmobilephones(2012flagshipmodelLumia920,2013flagshipmodelLumia1020/Lumia1520).
WindowsRT
BeijingtimeOctober22,201315Point,NokialaunchedatabletcomputerrunningMicrosoftWindowsRT8.1attheNokiaWorldCongressinAbuDhabi:NokiaLumia2520.
WindowsRTisanewmemberoftheWindowsfamily,withnewsystemscreensandoperationsThemethodhaschangedgreatly.ThenewMetro(newWindowsUI)styleuserinterfaceisadopted.Variousapplications,shortcuts,etc.canbepresentedonthescreenintheformofdynamicsquares,anduserscanusecommonlyusedbrowsers,socialnetworks,andgamesbythemselves.,Theoperationinterfaceisintegrated.WindowsRTfocusesontheARMplatformandwillnotberetailedseparately.Itisonlydistributedinapre-installedmanner.WindowsRTwillincludedesktopversionsofMicrosoftWord,Excel,PowerPointandOneNoteoptimizedfortouchoperations,butItisnotcompatiblewiththeoldversionofWindowsapplications.YoucancreateMetroapplicationsforitthroughtheWinRTdevelopmentenvironment.
WindowsRTisanindependentplatformundertheARMplatform.Theversioncannotbepurchasedseparatelyandcanonlybepre-installedinPCsandtablets(excludingiPad)withARMarchitectureprocessors.WindowsRTisnotcompatiblewithx86(32-bit)software,butitwillcomewithMicrosoftWord,Excel,PowerPointandOneNotespeciallydesignedfortouchscreens.
ZLauncher
ZLauncher(6photos)
ZLauncheristheAndroiddesktopthemethatNokialaunchedthepublicbetaonNovember19,2014Thelauncherapplication,similartothethird-partyAndroid"desktopskin"application,isasetofsoftwarethatcanbeautifythemes,changeicons,andenhancefunctionsbyreplacingtheoriginalAndroidlauncher.ZLauncherisinBetastatusandsupportsdevicesaboveAndroid4.1.AsofNovember20,2014,theofficiallysupportedmodelsincludeNOKIAN1tablet,SamsungGalaxyS3,S4,S5,andNexus5.
Modelmeaning
ThemeaningofthelastletteroftheNokiamobilephonemodel:
AisActive,whichstandsforsports.(TheAin8800isArte,whichmeansartversion.)
CisClassic,whichmeans"classic",andrepresentsacandybarmodel;CisalsoaCDMAmobilephonewithanetworkformatofCDMA.
CAisCarbonArte,whichstandsforcarbonfiberversion.
FstandsforFold,whichmeans"folding",whichstandsforclamshellmodel.
IisImprove,whichstandsforimproved.
LisLuna,whichmeans"MoonGoddess",whichrepresentstheuseofhardenedglassfrontpanel.
NisNavigator,meaning"leader",whichmeansthatithasGPSnavigationfunctions.
PisPrism,whichmeans"prism",representingtheuseofrhombus-shapedelements.
SisSlide,whichmeans"slide",whichrepresentstheslidemodel.
SAisSapphireArte,whichstandsforSapphireEdition.
XMisXpressMusic,whichrepresentsNokia’smusicphone.
Chinabusiness
Sincethe1950s,NokiahashadtraderelationswithChina.In1985,NokiaopeneditsfirstofficeinBeijingandbeganitsinitialdevelopmentinChina;inthemid-1990s,NokiaestablishedapartnershipwithChina’sCapitelPostandTelecommunicationsEquipmentFactory(PostalandTelecommunications506Factory,PutianKechuangIndustrialCo.,Ltd.)establishedajointventure.CapitelPostsandTelecommunicationsEquipmentFactoryusesNokiatousethefactoryforfreeforthreeyearstorealize50%ofthecontrollingsharesandrealizelocalizedproduction.NokiaandBeijingPostsandTelecommunicationsEquipmentFactoryeachcontrol50%oftheshares,andgraduallyItsBeijingcityhasdevelopedTaiRoadNo.5YardintoNokia'smainglobalproductionbase.
In2002,NokiarealizedthemergeranddilutionofthreecompaniesinChina,makingCapitelPostandTelecommunicationsEquipmentFactorya33%stake.In2003,ChinaPutianInformationCo.,Ltd.(thesuperiorcompanyofCapitelPostsandTelecommunicationsEquipmentFactory)took33%ofNokia'sequityfromCapitelPostsandTelecommunicationsEquipmentFactoryandsoldittoothercompaniesin2004.Nokia'sheadquartersmovedtoBeijingYizhuangDevelopmentZone..Thein-depthdesignoftheelectromechanicalsystemofitsheadquarterswasmadebyBeijingYi'anyiElectromechanicalTechnologyCo.,Ltd.
In2006,Nokia'sannualsalesandexportsinChinaexceeded10billioneuros.Amongthem,netsalesexceeded5.3billioneurosandexportsreached4.8billioneuros.ChinacontinuestobecomeNokia'slargestmarketintheworld.AsoneofthelargestexportcompaniesinChina'smobilecommunicationsindustry,Nokia'scumulativeexportsinChinainthepastsevenyearshaveexceeded18.2billioneuros.In2006,Nokia'slocalpurchasesinChinaexceededRMB35billion.From2001to2006,NokiawasnamedChina’smostrespectedcompanybytheEconomicObserver5times;from2004to2006,Nokiawasselectedas"China'sMostInfluentialEnterprise"byChinaBusinessNewsandHorizonResearchCorporationforthreeconsecutivetimes.MultinationalEnterprise";In2004,Nokiawasselectedasthetoptenenterpriseinthefirst"China'sMostAdmiredCompany"evaluationinitiatedbytheChineseversionofFortune.
Luxurybrand
VERTUistheworld’sfirstluxurymobilephonecompanyestablishedbyNokia.Itoperatesahigh-endbrandbytheworld-renownedmobilephonedesignerFrankNuovo.Design,in2012Nokiasold90%oftheequityoftheVERTUbrandtotheSwedishinvestmentcompanyEQT.Thebrand'smodelsareabsolutelykinginappearance,materialsandfunctions,withanaveragepriceofmorethan100,000yuaneach.
Mapapplication
HereforAndroidprovidesvariousfunctionsrequiredbythefirst-linemapapplication,includingvoicenavigation,trafficinformation,offlinemaps(includingofflinenavigation),andtransferyourownSharelocationwithfamilyandfriends,etc.
OnDecember11,2014,Nokia’smapapplicationHereforAndroidwaslaunchedontheGooglePlayStore.InOctober2014,thisapplicationwasfirstappliedtoSamsungGalaxyseriesproducts.Inaddition,thisappalsosupportsvoicenavigationinanother18countries,bringingthetotalnumberofsupportedcountriesto118.
NokiaplanstopromotetheHeremaptotheiOSplatform,andpointedoutthatAppleusershave"expressedinterest"inthisapplication.IndustryinsidersbelievethatthisisthepriorityofHereMaps,becausetheopportunitytobecometheleadingmapapplicationontheiOSplatformisbetterthanthatoftheAndroidplatform.ThecompetitionontheAndroidplatformismoreintense.GoogleMapsisthedefaultmapapplicationontheplatform,andthisapplicationisalsowellreceived.Andalthoughtherehavebeengreatimprovementssinceitsreleasein2012,AppleMapsstillfailedtogainthefulltrustofusers.NokiasaidthatitisdevelopingtheHeremapforiOSandplansto"formallylaunchHereforiOSinearly2015."
ManagementTeam
RajevSuribecomespresidentandCEOofNokia;
TimoIhamuotilabecomesexecutivevicepresidentAndGroupCFO;
MichaelHalbherrasCEOofHEREbusiness;
HenryTirriasExecutiveVicePresidentandActingHeadofTechnicalBusiness;
SamihElhage(SamihElhage)servesasexecutivevicepresidentandnetworkbusinessCFOandCOO.
FormerCEOStephenElop.
Incidentdispute
Employeestrike
OnNovember19,2013,employeesofNokia’sDongguanmanufacturingplantbelievedthatNokia’ssaleofitsmobilephonebusinessfailedtoobtainreasonableresults.Economiccompensation,aboutahundredemployeesparticipatedinprotestsagainstthesuspensionofwork.AccordingtotherevelationWeibo,theemployeesofNokia'sDongguanfactoryputuphumanrightsbannersontheopenspaceintheparkandsatonthegrasstoprotest.
TheheadofpublicrelationsatNokiaChinastatedthattheprotestsdidnotaffectthenormaloperationofthefactory,andNokia'smanagementiscommunicatingwithfactoryemployees.Intheeveningofthesameday,theWeibobrokethenewsthatsomeemployeeshadbeen"handled"forparticipatingintheactivity.
TheDongguangovernmentalsointervenedinthemediation,andthetwopartiesreachedanagreementthatthefactorywillissueanextra1,000yuantoemployeeswhoinsistonworking(includingthosewhoresumeproduction).
Specialaudit
OnApril1,2014,theIndiangovernmentorderedaspecialauditofNokia,whichmayhinderMicrosoft’sUS$7.2billionacquisitionofNokia,atmostpossibleDelaytheentireprocessfor6months.
Microsoftlayoffs
OnJuly18,2014,MicrosoftalsolaunchedtheNokiaBeijingfactorylayoffplan,involving3,000employees.Within3-5months,Nokia'sBeijingfactorymaymoveoutofBeijing.
OnAugust4,2014,MicrosoftChinasentanemailtoallemployeesoftheBeijingR&DCenterthatthelayoffswillbecarriedoutstepbystep.ThecompanywillnotifymostoftheretrenchedemployeesinAugust2014.Andcompletealllayoffplansbeforetheendof2014,andthespecificdateofterminationofthelaborcontractwillbedeterminedaccordingtobusinessneeds.Microsofthasissuedanultimatumtothismatter,requiringthelaid-offNokiaemployeestosigna"negotiatedresignationagreement"onAugust22,2014,otherwiseMicrosoftwillunilaterallyimposesanctionsontheemployees.
Employeeprotests
OnAugust1,2014,becausethecompensationplancirculatedwithinMicrosoftChinaandNokiawasN+6,thecompensationplanfinallyannouncedwasN+2.Atthesiteofthelayoffcommunicationmeeting,thecorrespondingmanagersofMicrosoftChinawereblasteddownbyNokiaemployees.Sincethen,thousandsofNokiaemployeesgatheredatthenorthgateoftheNokiaPark,chantingthesloganN+6.
AwardsandHonors
InDecember2017,Nokia'sapplicationandanalysis"AISuite"andadvancedanalysis-based"AreYouWell"productswereawardedthe2017FinlandSecurityInnovationbyFinnsecurityRyprize.
InNovember2017,NokiaFastermind(formerlyComptelFastermind)wasselectedastheannualCEMInnovationAwardatthe10thTelecomAsiaReaders’ChoiceandInnovationAwards;inthesamemonth,Nokia’sAVA-basedsolutionswonAIandMLThemostinnovativeapplicationoftechnologyandannualartificialintelligenceinitiative.
InOctober2017,NokiawontheBBWFAwardandtheOvumIndustryConference"OnTheRadar"award.
InSeptember2017,Nokia's7705SAR-Hmwirelessrouterwonthe2017SmartGridProductAward.
InJune2017,NokiawontheIoTLeadershipAward.
InMay2017,Nokiawonthe2017GTBTelecomInnovationSummitandAwardsandthe2017IrishLaboratoryAward.
OnJuly19,2018,theFortuneGlobal500listof2018wasreleased,andNokiaranked457.
InJuly2019,theFortuneGlobal500listwasreleased,andNokiaranked466.
2019ForbesGlobal100DigitalEconomyRankingisranked94th.
InJanuary2020,thelistoftheworld’stop500mostvaluablebrandsin2020wasreleased,andNokiaranked182nd.
OnMay13,2020,Nokiaranked625thonthe2020ForbesGlobal2000list.
OnAugust10,2020,Nokia(NOKIA)ranked488thontheFortuneGlobal500listin2020.
SocialEvaluation
In2018,itwasrankedfirstinthe"2018ChinaSeniorMachineBrandRanking"publishedbytheiiMediaRanking.