What is Nokia? World leader in mobility and communications industry Mobile Devices Equipment, solutions and services for communications networks.
Where is it located? Nokia Head Office Keilalahdentie 2-4 P.O. Box 226 FIN Nokia Group Finland Tel (0) Nokia Corporate Office New York 102 Corporate Park Drive WHITE PLAINS New York USA Tel: Nokia Corporate Office 6000 Connection Drive Irving, Texas USA Tel Nokia Asia- Pacific 438B Alexandra Road #07-00 Alexandra Technopark SINGAPORE Tel
History Nokia’s roots go back to the foundation of the Nokia wood-pulp mill in Nokia took their current form as a corporation under the laws of the Republic of Finland in 1967, upon the merger of three separate Finnish companies involved in a range of industries. In the 1980s, Nokia strengthened its position in the telecommunications, consumer electronics and personal-computer markets. In 1982, Nokia introduced the first fully-digital local telephone exchange in Europe, and the world’s first car phone for the Nordic Mobile Telephone analogue standard. In the early 1990s, Nokia decided to make telecommunications its core business. As a result, Nokia divested a number of other businesses, including paper, rubber, footwear, chemicals, cables, aluminium and television. Nokia’s decision to focus on telecommunications proved a visionary one. Following the rapid growth of the industry over the past 15 years, nokias mobile devices are now used by virtually every demographic segment of the world’s population.
Nokia in 2006 World’s leading manufacturer of mobile devices An estimated 36% share of the global device market Mobile device volume of 347 million units Net sales of EUR 41.1 billion Operating profit of EUR 5.5 billion 68,483 employees of more than 120 nationalities Strong R&D presence in 11 countries R&D investment of EUR 3.9 billion 21,453 people in R&D (approx. 31% of the Nokia workforce) 15 production facilities in nine countries Sales in more than 150 countries World’s sixth most-valued brand (ranked by Interbrand)