Finnish telecom major Nokia on Wednesday said it would develop 5G mobile network technology in India at its expanded Research and Development (R&D) centre in Bengaluru. “We are increasing staffing at our R&D centre here in 2018 to focus on next-generation technologies spanning 5G mobile network architecture, Voice over LTE (Long-Term Evolution or a a …
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November 30, 2017Nokia 2 finally gets a price for Indian market. The entry-level Nokia smartphone was announced by HMD Global last month, and now the company has finally launched the device in India at Rs. 6,999. The dual-SIM 4G VoLTE Nokia 2 packs a 4100mAh battery that promises up to 2 days of battery life on a …
November 24, 2017To meet the growing domestic and global demand for mobile broadband, Nokia on Tuesday announced to begin manufacturing its 5G-ready “AirScale” multiband base station at its facility in Oragadam, near Chennai, before the end of this year. The Nokia “AirScale” multiband base station supports advanced network features such as carrier aggregation, 4×4 Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) and …
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November 15, 2017Other than RAM, rest of the specifications are similar to the original Nokia 5. The device features 5.2inch IPS HD display with Corning Gorilla glass and comes with 13MP PDAF rear camera.
November 6, 2017"We [Nokia] started our journey very short 11 months ago... India is already among our top 3 markets... There is a potential in India to become our biggest country..."
November 1, 2017Nokia 2 features a 5-inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Inside, it packs a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 SoC coupled with 1GB of RAM.
October 31, 2017HMD Global’s Nokia announced a new mid-range Nokia 7 smartphone in China. It comes in Gloss Black and Matt White colours, features aluminium 7000 series uni-body design and Corning Gorilla Glass. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the back. Upfront, the Nokia 7 features a 5.2-inch full-HD (1080 x1920 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display …
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October 23, 2017Nokia 6 users have started reporting about the Android 7.1.2 Nougat update. The over-the-air (OTA) update reportedly weighs around 665MB and includes Android security patch for October.
October 13, 2017Officially unveiled earlier this year, Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 have witnessed good initial traction in important markets such as India, the UK and other European markets.
October 9, 2017Now there is a new Nokia 3310 3G on offer with two new color variants. The company says that it had increased spacing between the buttons, so you can dial, text and tweet more comfortably.
September 28, 2017The Nokia 8 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor coupled with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage which is expandable with microSD card slot up to additional 256GB. It is backed by a 3090mAh battery and features Qualcomm's Quick Charge technology.
September 26, 2017In a strategic move, Chinese tech major Xiaomi and Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia on Wednesday signed an agreement for business collaboration and patent licencing where Xiaomi will acquire key patent assets from Nokia. The multi-year patent agreement includes a cross license to each company's cellular standard essential patents. The financials of the deal were …
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July 5, 2017HMD Global, which holds the global rights to market the iconic Nokia brand, on Tuesday unveiled three smartphones in the Indian market that will compete with the likes of Samsung and Apple. The Android-based devices will be available from 16 June, priced Rs.9,499 onwards. "Nokia is a people's brand and has had a phenomenal legacy. …
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June 13, 2017Finnish mobile firm HMD Global will start selling the new version of the iconic Nokia 3310 handset for Rs.3,310 in India from May 18. “The Nokia 3310 will be available across top mobile stores in India starting May 18, 2017… will retail at a recommended best buy price of Rs.3,310,” HMD Global said in a …
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May 16, 2017Finland's telecoms giant Nokia reported on Thursday that it remained deep in the red at the start of the year, with sales in its main business, networks, on the decline. The company posted a loss of 488 million euros ($532 million) in the first quarter, an improvement from the 609 million euros a year earlier, …
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April 27, 2017Going by the speculation that is doing the rounds in the telecom market, Finnish giant, Nokia, has collaborated with Bharti Airtel and BSNL to launch 5G network service for its customers in India. As per media reports, for its comeback Nokia has signed memorandum of understandings (MoUs) with the two Indian telecom networks to rollout …
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April 10, 2017As it aims to become one of the top three smartphone players globally, India will once again be a key market for Nokia, a top company executive has said. The company, once the undisputed leader of the mobile phone space, now operates through HMD Global and unveiled the Nokia 6, Nokia 5, Nokia 3 and …
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February 28, 2017