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Nokia climbed up the value chain in their vertical. From telephone cable into PCM line concentrators. From those into small exchanges. Then to the DX-200 digi
by RF_Savage 5y ago
Nokia climbed up the value chain in their vertical.
From telephone cable into PCM line concentrators.
From those into small exchanges.
Then to the DX-200 digital telephone exchange.
They merged/bought Televa (small exchanges and Gen0 Cellphones) and bought out Salora from Mobira (Gen0 cellphones and commercial radios). When Gen1 NMT became a thing they started making phones for it and later basestations.
With GSM (Gen2) they ware making basestations and handsets from day one.
And they still make basestations and exchanges to this day.
So they kainda are at their roots.
- YLE118 5y agoNokia started as a paper mill taking advantage of hydropower, then after starting to generate electricity they combined with a rubber company and started working on cables. They seem like a pretty good example of pivoting even if they aren't as visible in consumer electronics as they used to be.