Nokia plans foray into netbook segment
With the market for converged devices growing, the world's largest cell phone maker, Nokia, said it is exploring various opportunities in this market and may enter the netbook segment.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: With the market for converged devices growing, the world's largest cell phone maker, Nokia, on Wednesday said it is exploring various opportunities in this market and may enter the netbook segment. (Watch)
"...the PC and the mobile will continue to come closer and merge. A lot of opportunity can be seen in this converged area.
"We at Nokia is actively looking at this converged market...We are looking at the netbook market to see what kind of opportunity is there," Nokia Corp's global CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo told reporters here.
Analysts tracking the sector feel that if Nokia comes up with its own netbook devices, it would be a reverse trend. Till, now the market has seen that personal computer and notebook makers come up with handsets and not the other way.
PC makers such as Acer and HP have come up with their own hi-end mobile devices. There were reports that Dell is also planning to launch its mobile device soon.
Nokia Chief also sees a lot of opportunity in the Indian market with the roll out of the third generation mobile services. " 3G will open up a lot of opportunity," he said.
Contrary to the general perception that India is a market for only low-end phones, Kallasvuo said that "our recently launched two high-end mobile phones- N-97 and E-75- have been doing extremely well and we are overwhelmed with the response."
"...the PC and the mobile will continue to come closer and merge. A lot of opportunity can be seen in this converged area.
"We at Nokia is actively looking at this converged market...We are looking at the netbook market to see what kind of opportunity is there," Nokia Corp's global CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo told reporters here.
Analysts tracking the sector feel that if Nokia comes up with its own netbook devices, it would be a reverse trend. Till, now the market has seen that personal computer and notebook makers come up with handsets and not the other way.
PC makers such as Acer and HP have come up with their own hi-end mobile devices. There were reports that Dell is also planning to launch its mobile device soon.
Nokia Chief also sees a lot of opportunity in the Indian market with the roll out of the third generation mobile services. " 3G will open up a lot of opportunity," he said.
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Contrary to the general perception that India is a market for only low-end phones, Kallasvuo said that "our recently launched two high-end mobile phones- N-97 and E-75- have been doing extremely well and we are overwhelmed with the response."
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