Nokia’s not dead, folks. It’s actually up to a lot of good
Remember Nokia? The company that gave us...
Image Sourceand you be like...I'm ready for World War III!
Image SourceTheir phones could survive anything. Literally, anything!
Image SourceWell, you know what, it's changed!
Now it calls itself, "A global leader in the technologies that connect people and things. With state-of-the-art software, hardware and services for any type of network, Nokia is uniquely positioned to help communication service providers, governments, and large enterprises deliver on the promise of 5G, the Cloud and the Internet of Things."
What! This can't be real. I don't care.
With the beautiful PR lady constantly reminding the 'new Nokia' and the 'old Nokia' are different, Business Insider sat down with Sandeep Girotra, VP and Region Head India at Nokia to hurl the most 'phone'ey questions.
(Aside) Tell me you'll bring a cheap and sturdy phone. Just like the good ole days. *Sob*
Any plans to enter the smartphone market?If at all, it'll be through the brand licensing route. Unless there is something disruptive, we're not going in there.
Oh...there was news that Nokia is manufacturing its first flagship smartphone.I repeat, if we enter the smartphone market, it's got to be through the brand licensing route only.
No plans for an Android smartphone? Sure?None I'm aware of.
Are you sad WhatsApp will roll back compatibility for Symbian S40 and S60?I'm completely incompetent to answer that question. We're very clear that we have very strong network orientation as a company.
Your CEO said the company will invest heavily on 5G. If you could elaborate.We have the lead in 5G. It's an enabler for Internet of Things, and we've displayed many great solutions at MWC 2016.
Does the word 'India' figure anywhere in your 5G plans?India does figure in the 5G scheme of things. It actually plays a major role. We have it as a market and in terms of R&D. We have a part of the IoT Lab here in Bangalore.
Telcos are investing heavily on 4G. What have you done?Our R&D facility in Bangalore is a part of the global integrated to the global ecosystem. We've filed a lot of patents from here. We also manufacture 4G equipment.
What have you done to tackle call drops?We manage our networks to tight specifications. We're mandated to align with certain key indicators. They're tightened at a certain frequency.
We continue to do our best to use the limited spectrum to maximum capacity and pack in more capacity to ensure there's no blockage and call drops.
We also help operators at sites where there is no coverage. That way call drops are reduced.
Any plans with Jio?We continue to talk to all the operators in the country, and around the world. We talk to Airtel, Vodafone,Jio, idea, Tata, Aircel, and everyone in between.
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Nokia wins Vodafone Group Responsible Supplier Award for 2015
Press Release
Vodafone Group names Nokia the most responsible supplier in 2015
Award recognizes Nokia's outstanding performance in health and safety, sustainability and ethical conduct
10 March, 2016
Espoo, Finland - Nokia won Vodafone Group's prestigious Responsible Supplier Award for 2015. Vodafone presented the award, which recognizes outstanding performance, to Nokia at the operator's annual Supplier Awards ceremony in Amsterdam.
Nokia is a long-standing strategic supplier of networks and services to Vodafone Group across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, and their commercial relationship goes back more than 20 years. Nokia works closely with Vodafone and all of its customers to create a safer and more sustainable work environment throughout the industry. This award recognizes Nokia's high ethical and sustainability standards and marks the culmination of the investment Nokia has made in employee training on its Code of Conduct, ethical business practices as well as the Nokia Life Saving Rules program.
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Detlef Schultz, Group Supply Chain Management Director at Vodafone, said: "I congratulate Nokia for its outstanding performance in safety, sustainability and ethics. They exceeded our expectations and we look forward to continuing our work together to make safer work environments and a more sustainable industry."
Michele Fanti, Head of Sales, Mobile Networks at Nokia, said: "We are proud and honored to receive the award for the most responsible supplier from Vodafone. We place great importance on our code of conduct and we are delighted to be recognized in an area that is so fundamental to how we do business."
Petteri Rantanen, Vice President, Health, Safety and Security, Nokia, said: "This award is a great recognition of our commitment to upholding the highest standards of ethical business conduct in all our activities. We operate in some difficult and challenging environments, so in addition to ethical conduct, health and safety is a priority for Nokia."
Did you know? In 2015, we launched the W8_2send campaign with Vodacom in South-Africa to discourage texting while driving. The wide-reaching campaign uses mobile communications, social media, radio ads, and billboards. Also, drivers wear W8_2send bands on their thumbs as a visible reminder to not text and drive.
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About Nokia Nokia is a global leader in the technologies that connect people and things. Powered by the innovation of Bell Labs and Nokia Technologies, the company is at the forefront of creating and licensing the technologies that are increasingly at the heart of our connected lives.
With state-of-the-art software, hardware and services for any type of network, Nokia is uniquely positioned to help communication service providers, governments, and large enterprises deliver on the promise of 5G, the Cloud and the Internet of Things. http://nokia.com
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