Nokia to increase market share
Ruwanthi Abeyakoon in Amsterdam
Nokia will increase its market share in mobile sevices in 2008,
President and CEO of Nokia, Olli Pekke Kallasvuo said in his keynote
speech at the ‘Nokia World 2007’, their annual investor event in
Amsterdam, Netherlands yesterday.
“We have made great strides in strengthening Nokia’s device portfolio
over the past year.
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President / CEO of Nokia, Olli Pekke Kallasvuo |
“The improvement we’ve made has driven profitable growth and market
share gains Nokia has enjoyed in 2007,” he said.
He added that there will be three billion mobile subscribers by the
end of this year. “Nokia is shifting to introducing new products,
innovations more choices to more people around the world,’ Kallasvuo
added.
He noted that the industry, Government and media have to work
together to improve the industry. ‘Nokia will also organise ‘Pangea Day’
on May 10, 2008 connecting all the cities around the world.
Nokia’s designs are environmental sensitive and we have saved 100
million euros with the introduction of the small package,” Kallasvuo
said.
Executive Vice President and General Manager of multimedia, Nokia,
Ansii Vanjoki said Nokia will integrate context to our lives.
“We should integrate Internet into every day life. We do a lot of
consumer research and anticipate what consumers will want in the future
and developed a research specific methodology.”
Nokia will continue to be a device company while providing services.
It is a great challenge and an opportunity. we will make big investments
in services,” he said.
‘We will explore all market opportunities. People who never saw a PC
now access the internet on their mobile. Having come this far, things
should be improved. In 2008 Nokia will have more applications,’ Vanjoki
added.
The theme of this year’s event was ‘share more, experience more’’.
Nokia also unfolded new innovations at the event. |
