As suggested by Press Release:
- Increased focus on digital health and brand and technology licensing balanced with optimized investment in virtual reality.
- Planned changes expected to impact Nokia Technologies employees mainly in Finland, the US and the UK.
- Nokia successful patent licensing business is not in the scope of planned changes.
Today Nokia announced its plan to sharpen the focus of Nokia Technologies on digital health, and accelerate growth in that market while optimizing investments in virtual reality. Nokia Technologies will also focus on growing brand and technology licensing while leaving its successful patent licensing business untouched. The shifts deepen Nokia’s commitment to fully leverage its digital health portfolio acquired through the purchase of Withings in 2016. Through more focused, agiler digital health business, Nokia aims to have the larger impact on the customer and the medical community.
In digital media, the slower than expected development of the VR market means that Nokia Technologies plans to reduce investment and focus more on technology licensing opportunities. The unit aims to stop the development further version OZO VR camera and hardware while maintaining a commitment to exists customer. The potential reduction is expected to affect up to 310 of the roughly 1090 employees in Nokia Technologies mainly Finland, US, UK. To start the process, Nokia today has invited employees representative of Nokia Technologies in Finland to cooperation negotiation. Nokia Technologies is at a point where, with the right focus and investments we can meaningfully grow our footprint in the digital market and we must seize, that opportunity was told by Lee, president of Nokia Technologies.
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