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Articles tagged with: Europe and Nokia
Samsung Overtakes Nokia in Western Europe to Be Top in the Mobile Phone Market
The Western european mobile phone market grew 5% year-on-year to 45 million units in the first quarter of 2011 (1Q11), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) european Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. more
Related Tags: apple, samsung, motorola, rim, blackberry, feature-phones, feature-phones
Android Explodes in Western Europe - Becomes the Biggest Smartphone OS in 4Q10
The Western european mobile phone market grew 3.2% year-on-year to 58.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to IDC's european Mobile Phone Tracker. Shipments of smartphones increased to 25.6 million units, 99.4% higher than in 4Q09, to represent 44% of total shipments. Feature phone shipments declined to 33.1 million units 24.8% down compared with the previous year. more
Related Tags: android, apple-iphone, sony-ericsson, rim, motorola, galaxy, ios, windows-phone, feature-phones
Nokia to Open New Factory in Vietnam
Nokia has announced plans to invest EUR200 million (US$276 million) in a new handset assembly factory, near Hanoi in northern Vietnam. The company said that further investments in the factory are expected after the factory opens in 2012. The site would further expand Nokia's manufacturing network, which currently consists of ten major facilities in nine countries. more
Related Tags: connect, connect, hanoi, Vietnam
Apple Has a Prototype "Mini iPhone" in Development
Apple is rumoured to be working on a cut-down version of its iPhone handsets as it seeks to move down the value-chain and compete with Android smartphones, and the stated aim of the Nokia/Microsoft alliance to develop cheaper smartphones. more
Related Tags: apple-iphone, android, microsoft, ipod, dual-mode
Brightstar Europe and Nokia join forces in France
Brightstar europe has announced a distribution agreement with Nokia that will focus mainly on the IT reseller market, Value-Added Resellers (VARs) and the B2B sector in France. This arrangement is part of a broader market development strategy being pursued by Brightstar europe in France, which aims to offer resellers a complete range of communication products. more
Related Tags: brightstar, France
Clarion and Nokia Team Up on Connected Car Technology
In car electronics manufacturer Clarion and Nokia are collaborating on Terminal Mode, a technology that will enable mobile devices and car infotainment systems to work together. Through this partnership Clarion aims to develop the smartphone interface that Nokia and Consumer Electronics for Automotive, CE4A are proposing as industry standard, as well as to build an application service business for in-car devices utilizing the Ovi Store application service by Nokia. more
Finns Show Strong Interest in McDonalds When Driving
Navigation and mapping provider, NAVTEQ has released results of its first location targeted campaign in europe by a global brand advertiser, McDonald's. The campaign, powered by NAVTEQ LocationPoint Advertising, enabled McDonald's to deliver location-relevant mobile ads to users of Nokia Ovi Maps when they were within a certain distance of McDonald's 82 restaurants in Finland. more
Related Tags: navteq, pnd, navigation, maps, ovi-maps, option, nokia-ovi, Finland
Analysis: Nokia's Free Navigation Overshadows Google
Nokia's decision to offer free navigation and associated features could be a huge driver for uptake of cellular navigation in europe and lay the groundwork for the next generation of pedestrian location services. more
Related Tags: navteq, google, pnd, navigation, maps, coverage
Nokia Swings into Quarterly Loss on NSN Write-Down
Nokia has swung into a 3rd quarter loss after it wrote down the value of its Nokia Siemens Networks joint-venture. Nokia reported a EUR559 million (US$836 million) loss after taking write-downs of EUR1.17 billion (US$1.74 billion) - mostly on a EUR908 million impairment at Nokia Siemens Networks - and a 20% drop in sales to EUR9.81 billion (US$14.6 billion). more
Related Tags: nokia-siemens-networks, latin-america, africa
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