Log in

View Full Version : Nokia Loses Interest in CDMA; Helps Windows Mobile?

Rocco Augusto
07-10-2006, 06:41 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1059329' target='_blank'>http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1059329</a><br /><br /></div>"<i>Nokia announced today that it will not be forming the new CDMA device company with SANYO it preliminarily announced on February 14, 2006. Nokia decided not to pursue its earlier plan as it concluded the terms and conditions of the proposed partnership were not satisfactory and in the best interests of Nokia's long term success. In addition to an already financially prohibitive CDMA ecosystem in general, recent developments may indicate that the CDMA emerging markets business case is looking more challenging.</i>"<br /><br />Janak, over at Pocket PC Thoughts, raised a <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/index.php?action=expand,49821">very interesting point</a> when he posted this article the other day. Where are all of the CDMA Symbian Smartphones hiding? Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining but competition is always fun! ;)
Kris Kumar
07-11-2006, 03:19 AM
Yeah! Where is the competition? Come on out, what are you afraid of? :twisted:

I think every company is nowadays trying to focus on their core skills. They are trying to concentrate in the areas where they excel. Nokia is not only facing increased competition from Motorola and Samsung, but the Taiwan based small OEM manufacturers are venturing out on their own as well. I think it makes sense for Nokia to move away from the CDMA market and focus on the GSM.
mbranscum
07-11-2006, 04:37 AM
Yeah...this is old news. Posted a few weeks ago. I really don't see it hurting Nokia that much. Plus it ensures their focus on GSM products!
Stinger
07-11-2006, 02:54 PM
Yeah! Where is the competition? Come on out, what are you afraid of?

They're probably afraid of forking over more money to Qualcomm. ;)
Kris Kumar
07-12-2006, 01:24 AM
They're probably afraid of forking over more money to Qualcomm. ;)

Stinger, I was planning on putting a line at the end of my post saying - "...And they will probably invest the royalty money that they paid to Qualcomm on improving their GSM products." But I didn't have the facts on how much royalty they are paying etc. So pulled it out. :oops: