Nokia Communications Co., Ltd., founded in Finland in 1865, was a world-renowned mobile phone manufacturer, in September 2013, Microsoft acquired Nokia's mobile phone business, and obtained 18 months of exclusive NOKIA brand authorization, Nokia withdrew from the mobile phone market, Nokia will focus on Here map services, Nokia solutions and networks (NSN) and leading technology research and development in the future, In May 2016, Microsoft transferred Nokia's feature phone-related business to Foxconn's subsidiary and HMD, a Finnish mobile phone manufacturing company, and HMD exclusively obtained the core patent license of Nokia's brand products, services and mobile communication standards from Nokia

Nokia, a world-renowned mobile phone brand, was founded in Finland in 1865.

Nokia is a multinational company headquartered in Finland that mainly produces mobile communication products, and is the world's third largest mobile phone manufacturer. It produces a range of phones equipped with a number of services and software that enable users to experience music, games, business, and more. In addition, Nokia provides solutions for communication networks through Nokia Siemens.

Origin of the Nokia name

The name Nokia comes from a river that flows through the area. The river is called "Nokianvirta", which means sable in the old Finnish language, and this animal is now extinct.

The Nokia corporate font is the AgfaMonotype Nokia Sans font, originally designed by Eric Spiekermann. Previously, in advertisements and mobile phone user manuals, Nokia most commonly used the Agfa Rotis Sans font.

Nokia's iconic ringtone, "Nokia tune", is actually an adaptation of the 19th-century guitar piece "GranVals" by Spanish musician Francisco Tárrega. This ringtone was first named "Grande Valse" in Nokia phones. In 1998, the ringtone became widely known as the "Nokia Tune", and Nokia changed its name to remain in use today.

Nokia's business in China

Since the fifties of the twentieth century, Nokia has established trade relations with China. In 1985, Nokia opened its first office in Beijing, beginning its initial development in China. In the mid-90s, Nokia established a joint venture in China to achieve local production, and gradually developed it into Nokia's main global production base; In the new century, Nokia has strengthened close cooperation with China in the field of the latest communication technology, deeply participated in the development of China's information industry, and further built China into a global R&D and talent base for Nokia.

2006 was a milestone year for Nokia's development in China, with Nokia's annual sales and exports totaling more than 10 billion euros. Among them, net sales exceeded 5.3 billion euros, exports amounted to 4.8 billion euros, and Nokia's cumulative exports to China in the past seven years exceeded 18.2 billion euros. In 2006, Nokia purchased more than 35 billion RMB in China.

Nokia's mobile phone business was acquired by Microsoft

In February 2011, Nokia reached a strategic alliance with Microsoft and in-depth cooperation. Over the past few years, Nokia shares have been delisted from the London, Paris and Stockholm stock exchanges, and were delisted from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in March 2012.

On February 9, 2012, Nokia announced that it would lay off 4,000 employees worldwide and close about 4,000 mobile phone manufacturing factories at the same time due to poor management.

On September 3, 2013, Microsoft announced that it would acquire Nokia's Devices & Services division (Nokia's mobile phone business) for approximately 5.44 billion euros and license the relevant patents and brands. In the future, Nokia will strive to develop the three pillars of Here Map Service, Nokia Solutions & Network (NSN) and Leading Technology.

At 19 o'clock on April 28, 2014, Microsoft officially announced the completion of the acquisition of Nokia's equipment and services division, after the acquisition, the entity company was renamed "Microsoft Mobile", but the "Nokia" brand name will always be retained and used, which means that Nokia brand mobile phones will not disappear with Microsoft's acquisition.

On April 25, 2014, Nokia announced the completion of the mobile phone business transaction with Microsoft Corporation, officially exiting the mobile phone market.

In November 2014, Microsoft officially replaced Nokia with Microsoft on Lumia phones.

On November 6, 2014, Nokia's official Weibo was officially renamed Microsoft Lumia, and at the same time, Nokia has changed its account on Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites to "Microsoft Lumia".

On November 18, 2014, Nokia held a press conference in Finland, this time it launched a 7.9-inch screen Android 5.0 tablet, called NOKIA N1, the system has a built-in Nokia Z Launcher for Android system.

The 2015 NOKIA N1 tablet was officially released on January 7, and the first batch was sold on January 8, priced at 1599 yuan.

On April 15, 2015, Nokia announced its acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent in Paris. On January 5, 2016, Nokia announced that it had acquired a 79% controlling stake in Alcatel-Lucent, and on January 14, the first day of the merger between Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent, the new company was celebrated around the world.

On August 3, 2015, Nokia announced that it had sold Nokia's HERE Maps division to German automobile alliance Audi BMW Daimler for 2.8 billion euros, which is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2016.

In May 2016, Microsoft sold Nokia's feature phone-related business to Foxconn's subsidiary, FIH Group Co., Ltd., and HMD Global Oy, a Finnish mobile phone manufacturing company, for $350 million. FIH paid US$330 million for Microsoft Mobile's feature phones, as well as a manufacturing plant in Vietnam and 4,500 employees, and HMD exclusively licensed core patents for Nokia-branded products and services and mobile communication standards from Nokia for the production of smartphones.

In January 2017, HMD officially released the Nokia 6, the first Android smartphone after the return of Nokia smartphones, at the CES2017, which is the first mobile phone that HMD has been brewing after receiving the exclusive license for Nokia-branded phones at the end of 2016.

Nokia OZO: A futuristic virtual reality camera OZO capable of capturing 360-degree audio and video.