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Nokia opens a R&D unit in Pori, Finland
June 07, 1999
Nokia will strengthen its R&D operations in Finland by establishing a unit in Pori, Finland.
The unit will concentrate on developing software to mobile phones for Nokia Mobile Phones and to network management tools for Nokia Telecommunications.
The Pori R&D unit will be operational on July 1st, 1999.
"During recent years we have had a close co-operation with Tampere University of Technology, Pori School of Technology and Economics. Last year we established a joint telecom software lab in the University premises, so this is a logical step further", says Arto Kiema, Vice President, R&D, Nokia Mobile Phones.
Nokia is the world's leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile and fixed telecom networks including related customer services. Nokia also supplies solutions and products for fixed and wireless datacom, as well as multimedia terminals and computer displays. In 1998, net sales totaled EUR 13.3 billion (USD 15.7 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on the New York (NOK), Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Paris stock exchanges, has sales in over 130 countries and employs more than 47 000 people worldwide.
Contact information:
Nokia
Corporate Communications
Tel. (Int.) +358 9 1807 304
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