Nokia is a name that was synonymous with mobile phones back in the day. In fact to a certain degree, think of Nokia and you will probably still think of mobile phones, despite the company’s efforts to branch out by creating mapping technology, cameras, and wearables. For loyal fans of the Finnish company, you will be pleased to learn that they will be making a return.
This was confirmed by the company’s CEO Rajeev Suri during MWC 2016 in which he reiterated the company’s plans to return to the mobile market. Nokia did confirm their plans back in 2015, but given that we’ve not really heard or seen anything yet, we suppose some of you guys might be thinking that maybe they have changed their mind, but hopefully this announcement has convinced you otherwise.
However according to Suri, it seems that Nokia’s return might not necessarily be in the near future. According to the CEO, “There’s no timeline, there’s no rush. It could happen in 2016, it could happen later.” Suri went on to state that this is simply because they are waiting for the right partner and don’t want to rush into anything.
He also confirmed that Nokia will not be making the phones themselves, but rather license out the brand to a manufacturer, kind of like what Google is doing with their Nexus phones, and they also want to be in control of the process. “We want to be in a position to design the devices in question with appropriate control measures in case they don’t meet expectations.” We suppose that might make it tricky to find a partner who will be willing to accept those terms, but until then we’ll just have to remain patient.