Nokia - The Corporation

Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation with it’s headquarters in Espoo, Finland. Nokia majors in the manufacture of mobile phones such as the Nokia X6 and is also engaged in the converging of internet and communications industry. Nokia is the largest manufacturer of mobile phones such as the Nokia x6, in the world and employs approximately 128000 people in 120 different countries. Nokia produces mobile phones for every market segment and protocol including GSM, CDMA and W-CDMA. On its handsets Nokia provides internet services so the user can experience music, maps, media, messaging and games. Two of Nokia’s subsidiaries produce telecommunications network equipment, solutions and services ( Nokia Siemens Networks ) and digital map information (Navteq ).

Throughout the world Nokia has sites for research and development, manufacture and sales. As of 2008 Nokia was present in 16 different countries, employing nearly 40000 people just in it’s research and development unit. The Nokia Research Centre was founded in 1986 and nowadays consists of 500 researchers, engineers and scientists. There are sites for it located in seven countries: Finland, China, India, Kenya, Switzerland, UK and USA. As well as the research centres Nokia founded, Nokia also founded INdT which is a research and development in Brazil founded in 2001.Nokia has 15 manufacturing facilities in Espoo, Oulu, and Salo in Finland, Manaus in Brazil, Beijing, Dongguan and Suzhou in China, Farnborough in England, Chennai in India, Komarom in Hungary, Reynosa in Mexico, Masan in South Korea and Jucu in Romania. Nokia’s Design department is located in Salo, Finland.

Nokia X6.Org

The town of Nokia was so called because of the river that actually flowed through the town. This river was named after a small furry animal that lived on the banks of the river. The river was called Nokianvirta.

Comes with Music

In December 2007 came out with their “comes with music “ initiative. This was a program with partners Universal Group, Sony BMG, Warner music group, EMI and numerous numbers of independent labels that bundled together 12, 18 or 24 months worth of unlimited music downloads. These downloads are accessible with handsets such as xpress 5800, the Nokia x6 and the Nokia x3.

Ovi

August 29 2007 saw the introductrion of Ovi, Nokia’s internet services. Users can send photos to friends, download music, maps and games straight onto their handsets. Services offered on Ovi include Nokia’s Music store, Nokia’s maps, Ovi mail and the N-gage mobile gaming platform. Both the Nokia x6 and the Nokia x3 can communicate with Ovi.

HISTORY

The modern day Nokia was created from Nokia company, Finnish Rubber Works and Finnish Cable Works Ltd. Nokia’s history began in 1865 with Fredrik Idestam,  the mining engineer,, opening a ground wood pulp mill on the banks of the Tammerkoski rapids in the town of Tampere, Finland to make paper. In 1868 Idestam began to expand his business and opened a second mill near the town of Nokia by the Nokianvirta river. In 1871 Idestam called upon the help of his good friend and statesman Leo Mechelin who together transformed his firm into a share company and renamed it the Nokia company.