F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Microsoft set to buy Nokia for €5.4 billion
This is big. Microsoft is set to buy Nokia’s devices and services division for €5.4-billion (US$7.1-billion). The move, confirmed by both parties, will see…
Nokia’s new mapping service is HERE and set to hit iOS and Android
Maps are important, just ask Apple. There is superior mapping software though, and it belongs to Nokia. Nokia’s new mapping product HERE is not yet…
RIM vs. Nokia: The fall from grace, divergent strategies and the future
In the wake of Nokia’s announcement of an additional 10 000 layoffs, the media has devolved into histrionics. Some are writing eulogies, while others…
Microsoft scrapped 2011 plans to buy Nokia
The ties between Microsoft and Nokia run deep. But apparently not deep enough for the Redmond-based giant to consider buying the Finnish phone maker….
