The “disappeared” communications giant, nokia, returned to public view。
On 4 november, the nokia network announced that the board of directors of nokia had decided to submit an application for the withdrawal of its shares from the regulatory market of the pan-european exchange in paris。
It seems to me that nokia's mobile phone, which is so good that it can be a brick, has been replaced by a smartphone long ago and has disappeared into the modern world。
But it's not only mobile phones, but through other businesses, nokia is now maintaining an annual revenue of 10 billion euros, and has recently received investments of up to $1 billion in the ai chip。
So what did nokia, who had disappeared for years in public view
From a cell phone master to a communications giant
After the transformation of smartphones, the legend of nokia's cell phones is coming to an end. Nokia has also transformed itself into a b2b enterprise focused on communications technology。
Nokia, established in finland in 1865, was initially a wood pulp plant。
Following traditional production from paper, rubber and cable, in 1992 nokia was determined to pool funds and manpower to develop mobile communications, and in 1998 it was the largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world。
With the internet wave, nokia was eliminated from the smartphone transition. In 2013, nokia sold mobile phone operations and associated proprietary assets to microsoft at a price of euro5. 44 billion。
Nokia, however, has not shrunk, and thanks to its patents on mass communications technology, which have accumulated since the 2g era, it has shifted its focus to telecommunications infrastructure, becoming one of the world’s largest suppliers of network equipment, together with ericsson and hua, as the three leading players in the industry。
At present, the main business of nokia is threefold:
Network infrastructure services. As the world's second largest telecommunications provider, nokia provides core communications equipment such as 5g-based stations, light transmission and ip networks to global operators and enterprises. Its mobile network operations cover the world and represent a significant share of the markets, particularly in north america and europe, and are core suppliers to mainstream operators such as soft silver, at&t。
Patents and technology authorizations. Nokia has a large patent portfolio of communications technology covering 2g to 5g standards. On the basis of these patents, nokia collects patent licence fees from global mobile phone manufacturers, automobile manufacturers, etc. In 2024, its net sales of technology exceeded 1. 9 billion euros and its profitability was extremely high。
Clouds and web services. The business focus network is smart and automated, providing core network software, network management tools and security solutions to help operators optimize network performance and reduce transportation costs。
In addition, nokia owned the here map business and sold it to the union of automobile manufacturers. Currently, the core business of nokia revolves around communications infrastructure and patent authorization, with continued profitability through technology authorization and equipment supply。
"hard power" attracts a billion dollars from britain
A week ago, nokia announced a strategic partnership with the co-optor of the ai chip, weida. The nokia board of trustees decided to issue a new equity unit in targeted expansion, allowing for a $1 billion equity investment in nokia。
Subject to the customary terms of the deal, british wida will subscribe to these shares at a subscription price of $6. 01 per share. The deal would have left britain with 2. 9 per cent shares in nokia。
After the news was released, nokia stock prices soared by over 20 per cent that day, reaching their highest level in almost a decade。
As the head of the ai chip, what did inverda think of nokia
In the press release, welda demonstrated the ambition to extend the ai capability from the data centre to the edge of the wireless network. In weida stated that investments in nokia would accelerate ai-ran (wireless access network) innovation and drive the transition from 5g to 6g. By 2030, omdia, a market research firm, predicts that the global ran market will be larger than $200 billion, of which ai-ran is a key component of rapid growth, which is undoubtedly the future market that britain must seize。
Nokia is a key partner in realizing this vision。
Nokia has more than 7,000 standard 5g required patents, and almost all of the equipment connected to the cellular network worldwide may require patented technology to be used in nokia, providing patent guarantees for the telecommunication equipment market in weiwei。
The bel laboratories, integrated into nokia in 2016, are the sacred sites of communication technology, and their leading position in the 6g pre-research area will allow yin weida to gain greater advantage in the design and standard-setting of the next generation of communications technology。
At the same time, nokia has developed strong partnerships with a wide range of mainstream operators, which provide a readily available and fast-tracked global distribution channel and deployment landscape for the ai-ran solution in weida。
This has become an important reason for the investment of ingweida in nokia。
The exit isn't an exit, it's a streamlining
The withdrawal of nokia was not an overall exit from the stock market that many imagined, but a departure from the pan-european exchange in paris。
According to official announcements, nokia shares will continue to be listed on the helsinki nasdaq exchange and its united states deposit certificates will continue to be listed on the new york stock exchange。
The procedure for de-marketing is subject to approval by the board of directors of the pan-european exchange in paris, and it is expected that the de-marketing will take effect within the next three months。
Indeed, the withdrawal was a rational choice based on a cost-benefit analysis by nokia。
In recent years, nokia has continuously optimized the listed platform to reduce operating costs and focus on core markets. While the volume of company transactions on the pan-european exchange in paris is relatively low, maintaining the listing requires significant compliance costs and administrative burdens. By streamlining the listing structure, nokia can optimize operational efficiency and focus more resources on core business development. At the same time, reducing the number of listed locations would allow for more flexible responses to market changes。
As for the exit, nokia will focus more on strategic collaboration with inverda for the development of the new blue sea, where ai and 6g are integrated. As justin hotard, president and chief executive officer of nokia, said: “the next leap in the telecommunications industry is not just from 5g to 6g, but also a fundamental redesign of the network to provide artificially intelligent connections to process smart data from data centres to the edges.”
Concluding remarks
From former cell phone masters to invisible champions of communications infrastructure, nokia never “disappeared”, but moved from a popularly familiar consumer to a more central industry。
The exit from the pan-european exchange in paris was a step towards focusing on strategies and optimizing resources, while the collaboration with ingweida led to its taking over of the ai+6g era。
In the future, this 100-year enterprise will continue to influence the world as a vital force in the infrastructure that underpins global digital communications。
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