Microsoft announced agreement to sell Nokia phone business to FIH Mobile, a subsidiary of Foxconn, and another business που ονομάζεται HMD Global, για περίπου 350 εκατομμύρια δολάρια.
Once the deal is completed, the company's approximately 4.500 employees will "have the opportunity" to join the staff of FIH Mobile, or HMD Global. At the moment we do not know who HMD Global is, but it was founded in Finland in 2015. In Finland, if you remember, Nokia was also founded.
Το πολύ ενδιαφέρον όμως είναι ότι η Nokia (έχει επιβεβαιωθεί) σχεδιάζει να επανέλθει δυναμικά στην κατασκευή κινητών και tablet συσκευών, σε παγκόσμιο επίπεδο μέσω μιας “στρατηγικής συμφωνίας που καλύπτει τα δικαιώματα branding and the granting of intellectual property licenses.”
"Today marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Nokia's brand name in an area where Nokia remains a big name," said Ramzi Haidamus, President of Nokia Technologies.
«Αντί να επιστρέψει η Nοkia στον τομέα κατασκευής κινητών τηλεφώνων, η HMD σχεδιάζει να παράγει κινητά τηλέφωνα και tablets which can be leveraged to increase the value of the Nokia brand name in global markets. The partnership with HMD and FIH will allow us to participate in one of the largest consumer electronics markets in the world, staying true to our licensing business model.”
So a major brand name Nokia after the sale of mobile operators to Microsoft, it seems that the company has the opportunity to continue with Nokia Networks, and Nokia Technologies, to keep the brand alive globally.
It should be mentioned that although Nokia Technologies was quite quiet until recently developed virtual reality (VR) device Ozo, μια φωτογραφική machine, και αγόρασε την εταιρεία Withings για 192 εκατομμύρια δολάρια.
