...Future of Symbian OS lthough Symbian is still the most popular OS in the world, it is often overshadowed by Apple␣s iPhone and Google Android operating system. Its future looks very dim as it has lost 18.8% of its market share in 2011 Q2 shipments compared to 2010 Q2 shipments (BBC, 2010). Symbian once dominated the smart phone market, having shipments more than all of its competitors combined. Symbian benefited from better battery life and lower hardware requirements that its competitors since it was born. But it is no longer competing to be the best phone OS, or the best smart phone OS, it␣s now competing to be the best OS for internet phones (TechCrunch, 2010). Great internet phones like iPhone and Android include better web browsing, better multimedia, and apps of all shapes and sizes and as well as better UI to make all that content accessible. Symbian has never been an OS for internet phones. The Symbian definition of a smart phone was a phone with PDA functions. The browser was always a second class citizen, a third-party component ␣ Opera by default in the early days (TechCrunch, 2010). And long before it was made open source, the platform had a well earned reputation for being hard to program but this was hugely beneficial to Symbian as a business in the early days. 80% of Symbian␣s revenues were earned through consulting for licenses (TechCrunch, 2010). Symbian␣s licensees each had their own proprietary telephony chipsets that needed to be integrated and their own...
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...Dictionary says Symbiosis means "any interdependent or mutually beneficial relationship between two persons, groups, etc.".But do I really belong to that category? I have many faces - red , green , blue,white and so on.Am I myself aware of those faces?Sometimes yes and most of the times no!They keep on changing like masks.They make me puzzled. I remember once I dreamt of being a carbon atom where my face goes for substitution reaction.Perhaps that was an overdose of organic chemistry in the early years of your life when you just begin to "make" masks.But now I find how true that was.Now I can make,wear and sell masks.My faces are not individuals, some of them like parasites.Creeping creatures who constantly struggle with each other, in an unending endevour to defame each other.And not only this, I sometimes even forget which one is my real face?May be that lies below all these masks!!And why is it so shy to make its presence felt ?May be because the new faces are so much overpowering.But sometimes when in the lonly hours I look at myself I feel desperate, desparate to tear off all those .None of the faces are in symbiosis, none of the faces want each other.How true that is when we see things around us.I may sound skeptic.I may sound pessimistic.But isnt that true?We all have faces, we all are constantly struggling to project the best face.Illusion, they say sometimes makes you happy.True.We human beings are living life in a kind of illusion.We are utmost sensitive to our own...
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... manufacturing process conducted by high performance teams. Nokia has internal culture and systems, which promote competition between internal groups. This results in positive outcomes from a cost / production point of view but is counter-intuitive and produces negative results for projects where collaboration is required, such as software development. In environments where collaboration is required in order to roll out initiatives quickly, this internal competition work for Nokia. However in an environment where over arching systems are being rolled out successively by competitors, than this lack of internal cohesion works to Nokias disadvantage. Before LUMIA - Economies of scale/ scope 1. Symbian – economies of scale with production of cheap handsets + Symbian operating system 2. Huge manufacturing platform, attractive Nordic design, effective logistics 3. Opportunity to team up with Microsoft prior to 2007 and continue focus on strengths, above, while Microsoft develops technology. After LUMIA - Economies of scale As smartphones are essentially hand held computers these days, a large portion of their value proposition is with software and application. By contracting Microsoft or android to supply software and operating systems, Nokia are relegated to being only a manufacturer of a product. There are pro’s and con’s to this approach. Pros 1. Nokia can leverage on the intellectual property and software development expertise of the Microsoft or...
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...Definition of innovation. The term "innovation" comes from the Latin «novatio» -"renewal" or "change", and «in» - "in line, into". If translated literally, «Innovatio» means «in the direction of change". The concept of innovation has a lot of classical definitions. One of them is – innovation is a process of intentional change made to create value by meeting opportunity and seeking advantage (Dr. Bruton A. (2012). Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Retrieved October 7, 2012 from http://resources.talcie.org/topics-and-activities/creativity-innovation-and-entrepreneurship). Thus, the innovation means the use of novations in the form of new technologies, products and services, new organization form of production and labor, maintenance and management. That is why, we can say that innovation is possible in all areas of human activity. 7 Interwoven areas of Innovation (Source: http://www.innovarsity.com/products/bec_mc_innovation_systemic.html) Two components of innovation. According to the American Heritage Dictionary (1994), "Innovation is the act of introducing something new". J. Byrd and P.L.Brown, the authors of “The Innovation Equation”, consider that "the act of introducing" is akin to taking a risk and "new" is about creativity. This leads on to what they call the innovation equation: Innovation = Creativity x Risk Taking Creativity is the ability to generate and develop new unconventional ideas, to successfully solve the challenges...
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...No 4064/89 concerning non-disclosure of business secrets and other confidential information. The omissions are shown thus [… ]. Where possible the information omitted has been replaced by ranges of figures or a general description. PUBLIC VERSION MERGER PROCEDURE ARTICLE 6(1)(a) PROCEDURE To the notifying parties Dear Sirs, Subject: Case No IV/JV.12 – ERICSSON / NOKIA / PSION / MOTOROLA (SYMBIAN II) Notification of 20 November 1998 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation No. 4064/89 1. On 20 November 1998, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 [ OJ L 395, 30.12.1989 p. 1; corrigendum OJ L 257 of 21.9.1990, p. 13; as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97, OJ L 180, 9. 7. 1997, p. 1, corrigendum in OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17 .] by which Motorola, Inc. (“Motorola”) would acquire joint control in Symbian Limited (“Symbian”). As a result of the operation, Motorola, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (“Ericsson”), Nokia Corporation (“Nokia”) and Psion PLC (“Psion”) would jointly control Symbian. 2. Having examined the notification, the Commission has concluded that the notified operation does not fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. I PARTIES 3. Ericsson, Nokia and Motorola are all active in developing, manufacturing and marketing...
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...they use and could use in that respect. The main idea of the paper is that the principle “differentiate or die” (Jack Trout) has died. Today the global brands don’t strive to differ from their competitors in everything and at any cost. As an example, let’s have a global look at the business of mobile phones. In June 1998 Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola and Psion established their own International Strategic Alliance, a private independent company called “Symbian”. Symbian Ltd. is an independent, for-profit company whose mission is to establish Symbian OS as the world standard for mobile digital data systems, primarily for use in cellular telecoms. So, the three biggest mobile phone companies at that time and Psion, a mobile PC company, created a new way for competing and differentiating. Today Symbian Ltd. is owned by Ericsson, Nokia, Panasonic, Samsung, Siemens and Sony Ericsson. Figure 1 shows the percentage of shares of each shareholding company: Figure 1 Shareholding companies of Symbian and their percentage of shares Source: Symbian Ltd. – Company Ownership, http://www.symbian.com/about/ownership.html Levels of product differentiation Porter has suggested that most industries contain strategic groups of close competitors – groups of firms within an industry that follow the same strategies or ones that have very similar dimensions. For example, similar strategies might include the targeting of the same market segments, the use of identical or similar technology and the employment...
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...Symbian OS is officially the property of Nokia. It means that any other company will have to take permission from Nokia before using this operating system. Nokia has remained a giant in low-end mobile market, so after Java symbian was the most used in the mobile phones till a couple of years ago. Still Symbian is widely used in low-end phones but the demand rate has ben continuously decreasing. By upgrading Symbian mobile OS, Nokia has made it capable to run smartphones efficiently. Symbian ANNA and BELLE are the two latest updates which are currently used in Nokia’s smartphones. Overall, the Symbian OS is excellently designed and is very user-friendly. Unfortunately, Symbian OS graph is going downwards nowadays due to the immense popularity of Android and iOS. Some of the phones currently running on Symbian OS are Nokia C6-01, Nokia 603, Nokia 700, Nokia 808 Pure View, Nokia E6 (ANNA) and Nokia 701 (BELLE). Symbian is a popular choice among nokia dual sim mobile phones as well. September 20th 2008 was the date when Google released the first Android OS by the name of ‘Astro’. After some time next upgraded versions ‘Bender’ and ‘Cupcake’ were also released. Google then adopted the trend of naming android versions after any dessert or a sweet in alphabetical order. The other releases are Donut, Éclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean. Jelly Bean is so far the latest android version from google. Since the platform is not closed like IOS, there...
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...its beginnings as a paper mill in 1865, this nowvenerable company whose culture and management remain rooted in Finnish values, has become one of the most resilient, globalized MNEs in an era dominated by globalization of markets. Indeed, the company attributes its staying power in markets largely to Finnish values of courage and tenacity. But it will take more than perseverance to maintain market leadership in today’s mobile phone markets. Stagnation in the handset market generally, in which Nokia has long been dominant, has presented a mammoth challenge, and it has encountered stiff challenges in the smartphone market, which is the only subsector that saw healthy growth in 2009. In smartphones, Nokia has fallen behind in technology, its Symbian operating system now showing its age. However, the fight-back has long been a Nokia speciality. In the 1990s, it was caught unprepared as new ‘clamshell’ handsets were launched by rivals, but soon recovered market leadership with new products. Its ability to respond rested in large part on its ability to exploit economies of scale and its efficient supply chains, which can produce 1.2 million handsets a day. Its production has shifted to lowcost locations, but it has excelled in the planning and logistics necessary to maintain efficient operations. Its design teams have contributed hugely to the company’s success, designing phones for all possible types of customer worldwide. But it must stretch beyond its core strengths in handset design...
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...Introduction This report is designed to analyze Nokia Company and provide some recommendations for actions to improve its current competitive position. In addition, this report will discuss the overview of Nokia, its competitive advantages, the environmental scanning, five forces analysis, capabilities analysis, and competitive positioning. This analysis will help Nokia company to improve its services which will help it to attract many customers. Overview “Nokia is a leader in the fields of network infrastructure, location-based technologies and advanced technologies. Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, and with operations around the world, Nokia invests in the technologies of the future. Moreover, Nokia deals in wireless technology and mobile phones. It involves producing mobile phones for all customers. Nokia offers a wide range of mobiles for target customers. Until recently, Nokia also was a key participant in the mobile devices market through its Devices & Services business. In September 2013, Nokia announced an agreement with Microsoft whereby it would sell substantially all of its Devices & Services business to Microsoft. The transaction was completed on April 25, 2014.” (Nokia 2014) Competitive Advantages Nokia started 18 months back even before Android and iPhone and this make them have strong brand name. Also, Nokia offers cost effective and compatible products. This is because it has different prices where low income earners can be afford and those of high income...
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...Overview Of Telecom Industry | | | Indian Telecom sector, like any other industrial sector in the country, has gone through many phases of growth and diversification. Starting from telegraphic and telephonic systems in the 19th century, the field of telephonic communication has now expanded to make use of advanced technologies like GSM, CDMA, and WLL to the great 3G Technology in mobile phones. Day by day, both the Public Players and the Private Players are putting in their resources and efforts to improve the telecommunication technology so as to give the maximum to their customers. | | Nokia's market share falls below 30 per cent Helsinki: Nokia Corp. reported better than expected first-quarter profits Thursday but its global market share dropped to below 30 per cent for the first time in over a decade as the world's top cellphone maker continued to lose ground to rivals. The Finnish company's net profit in January through March fell euro5 million to euro 344 million ($499 million) from a year earlier. Revenue grew 9 per cent to euro 10.40 billion. The company's share price climbed several per cent as markets had anticipated a greater fall in profits and lower sales, but closed almost unchanged at euro 5.96 ($8.65) on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. The Finnish company has faced stiff competition in recent years in the high-end sector, particularly from Apple Inc.'s iPhone, Android-based handsets and Research in Motion's Blackberry. Nokia sold 24 million smartphones...
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...Nokia Group Finland Nokia’s mission is simple, Connecting People. Our strategic intent is to build great mobile products. Our job is to enable billions of people everywhere to get more of life’s opportunities through mobile. News - new strategy, new leadership, new operational structure Nokia has recently outlined its new strategic direction, including changes in leadership and operational structure to accelerate the company’s speed of execution in a dynamic competitive environment. Major elements of the new strategy include: * Plans for a broad strategic partnership with Microsoft to jointly build a new winning mobile ecosystem. * A renewed approach to capture volume and value growth to connect ”the next billion” to the Internet in developing growth markets * Focused investments in next-generation disruptive technologies * A new leadership team and organizational structure with a clear focus on speed, results and accountability “Nokia is at a critical juncture, where significant change is necessary and inevitable in our journey forward,” said Stephen Elop, Nokia President and CEO. “Today, we are accelerating that change through a new path, aimed at regaining our smartphone leadership, reinforcing our mobile device platform and realizing our investments in the future.” The strategy Nokia’s strategy is about investing in and ensuring Nokia’s future. “I have incredible optimism because I can see fresh opportunity for us to innovate, to differentiate, to...
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...shows RIM is not utilizing its explosive growth to proportionately improve its technological innovations (important for sustainable revenue growth), which are the main sways of the mobile communication industry in which it is doing its business. Mobile communications industry is highly competitive being oligopolistic in nature. Gauging RIM on the Porter’s five forces model, I understand there are many a threats to RIM. The biggest threat is the Threat of Rivalry. RIM’s direct competitors have much bigger market share globally and they are spending much larger amounts (as well as R&D ratios to sales) on the R&D activities in comparison to RIM. They are also trying to convert the industry into network industry by sharing of Mobile OS (e.g. Symbian) across companies. Some of them have already expanded globally for tapping talent in emerging countries, an idea which RIM is pondering over. RIM’s Blackberry products have a product differentiation (temporary competitive advantage) of being a smartphone originally built for busy professionals. But now, RIM is also trying to capture the consumer market, which is dominated by other companies. Also its rivals have also been able to develop effective similar convergence products in this market segment. This is the next big threat - Threat of Substitutes. Its rivals are already coming up with a wide array of smartphones. RIM’s Blackberry’s main rivals in this segment are Palm Treo,...
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...Symbian is an open-source (EPL) mobile operating system (OS) and computing platform designed for smartphones and currently maintained by Accenture.[5] Symbian was originally developed by Symbian Ltd.,[6] as a descendant of Psion's EPOC and runs exclusively on ARM processors, although an unreleased x86 port existed. The current form of Symbian is an open-source platform developed by Symbian Foundation in 2009, as the successor of the original Symbian OS. Symbian was used by many major mobile phone brands, like Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, and above all by Nokia. It was the most popular smartphone OS on a worldwide average until the end of 2010, when it was overtaken by Android. Symbian rose to fame from its use with the S60 platform built by Nokia, first released in 2002 and powering most Nokia smartphones. UIQ, another Symbian platform, ran in parallel, but these two platforms were not compatible with each other. Symbian^3, was officially released in Q4 2010 as the successor of S60 and UIQ, first used in the Nokia N8, to use a single platform for the OS. In May 2011 an update, Symbian Anna, was officially announced, followed by Nokia Belle (previously Symbian Belle) in August 2011.[7][8] On 11 February 2011, Nokia announced that it would use Microsoft's Windows Phone OS as its primary smartphone platform, and Symbian will be its franchise platform, dropping Symbian as its main smartphone OS of choice.[9][10] On 22 June 2011 Nokia made an agreement with Accenture for...
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...Exchange and New York Stock Exchange. It is the world's 274th-largest company measured by 2013 revenues according to the Fortune Global 500. Nokia was the world's largest vendor of mobile phones from 1998 to 2012. However, over the past five years its market share declined as a result of the growing use of touch screen smart phones from other vendors—principally the iPhone, by Apple, and devices running on Android, an operating system created by Google — which Nokia chose not to adopt and compete with it instead. As a result, the corporation's share price fell from a high of US$40 in late 2007 to under US$2 in mid-2012. In a bid to recover, Nokia announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft in February 2011, leading to the replacement of Symbian with Microsoft's Windows...
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...Question 1 Nokia is a Finnish multinational company engaged in the manufacturing of mobile devices and the convergence of Internet and communications industries. The company began as a paper mill, and was founded in 1865 by Fredrik Idestam. However, a few years later, it took a cable and rubber company to set up Nokia Corporation and has become one of the largest world technologies leaders in the history (Nokia). However, as we know, in order to exist or have any foothold in any industry, the change to adapt is inevitable. Especially in today's business world, when companies are facing with a rapidly changing business environment, change or die becomes a necessary law. There are some major forces such as political, technological, economic, social, legal, and environment that can make changes the way of business of firms. This assignment will analysis how the temporal and PEST environments influenced to cause challenge and decline to Nokia’s market share based on the multiple-cause diagrams describe in the case. i. Political Factors The political factors are important for the operation of Nokia, because different countries with their government have their own political platform respectively. In order to operate as efficiently as possible, there are some serious things that they must be aware of such as the maximum working hours per week, minimum wage, and the Health and Safety regulations; implementation these is to avoid revolts from workers and any bad things that can damage...
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