List of acquisitions by Nokia

Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation, founded in 1865. It is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki.[1] Nokia is engaged in the manufacturing of mobile devices and in converging Internet and communications industries. Nokia was founded by Fredrik Idestam in 1865.[2] The company was subsequently incorporated in the town of Nokia in 1871.[3]

The following is a list of acquisitions by Nokia since December 1997. During the past few years Nokia has been actively acquiring companies with new technologies and competencies, including also investments in minority positions. Since December 1997, Nokia has acquired 41 companies or businesses.[4] The value of each acquisition is listed in either US dollars or Euros. If the value of an acquisition is not listed, then it is undisclosed.

Acquisitions

Acquisition date Acquisition target Nokia unit Country Value (Million USD/EUR) Ref.
April 2015 Alcatel - Lucent Nokia Corporation  France $16,600
Not yet finished SAC Wireless Service  United States [5]
November 2012 earthmine Location and Commerce  United States [6]
Not yet finished Scalado (imaging technology)
November 2011 Smarterphone Asha platform  Norway NA [7]
Not yet finished
(Expected: late 2010)
Wireless infrastructure assets of Motorola Nokia Siemens Networks  United States $1,200 [8]
1 September 2010 Motally (app/webapp tracking software) Services  United States [9]
[10]
9 April 2010 Novarra Inc. (Java based web browser) Services  United States [11]
[12]
9 April 2010 MetaCarta, Inc. Services  United States [13]
28 September 2009 Dopplr Services  Finland [14]
11 September 2009 Plum Services  United States [15]
5 August 2009 cellity AG Services  Germany [16]
[17]
9 February 2009 bit-side GmbH Services  Germany [18]
[19]
2 December 2008 Symbian Ltd.[note 1] Nokia Corporation  United Kingdom €264 [20]
[21]
4 November 2008 OZ Communications Services & Software  Canada [22]
[23]
15 July 2008 Plazes Services & Software  Germany [24]
[25]
10 July 2008 Navteq Nokia Corporation  United States $8,100 [26]
[27]
[28]
[29]
17 June 2008 Trolltech (Qt Development Frameworks) Devices  Norway $153 [30]
[31]
[32]
[33]
4 December 2007 Avvenu Enterprise Solutions  United States [34]
[35]
8 October 2007 Enpocket Nokia Corporation  United States [36]
24 July 2007 Twango Multimedia  United States [37]
16 October 2006 Loudeye Corp. Multimedia  United States $60 [38]
[39]
12 October 2006 gate5 AG Multimedia  Germany [40]
30 June 2006 LCC International's U.S. deployment business Networks  United States [41]
10 February 2006 Intellisync Corporation Enterprise Solutions  United States $430 [42]
[43]
18 October 2004 Metrowerks Corporation Nokia Corporation  United States [44]
3 November 2003 Tahoe Networks Nokia Networks  United States [45]
19 August 2003 Sega.com Inc. Nokia Mobile Phones  United States [46]
[47]
22 April 2003 Eizel Technologies Nokia Internet Communications  United States $21 [48]
[49]
22 May 2002 Redback Networks Inc. Nokia Networks  United States [50]
25 July 2001 Amber Networks Inc. Nokia Networks  United States $421 [51]
[52]
[53]
28 June 2001 F5 Networks Inc. Nokia Internet Communications  United States [54]
7 December 2000 Ramp Networks Inc. Nokia Internet Communications  United States $127 [55]
[56]
[57]
[58]
[59]
20 October 2000 NGI Industrial (NGI)[note 2] Nokia Mobile Phones  Brazil $415 [60]
8 August 2000 DiscoveryCom Inc. Nokia Networks  United States $220 [61]
[62]
[63]
1 February 2000 Network Alchemy Inc. Nokia Internet Communications  United States $335 [64]
[65]
[66]
[67]
13 December 1999 Security software business from TeamWARE Group Nokia Wireless Network Solutions  Finland [68]
22 October 1999 Telekol Group Nokia Internet Communications  United States $56.5 [69]
2 September 1999 Rooftop Communications Corporation Nokia Networks  United States $57 [70]
[71]
[72]
30 June 1999 Aircom International Nokia Networks  United Kingdom [73]
14 May 1999 R&D units from TeamWARE Group Nokia Mobile Phones  Finland [74]
18 February 1999 InTalk Corporation Nokia Wireless Business Communications  United States [75]
16 February 1999 Diamond Lane Communications Nokia Networks  United States $125 [76]
18 December 1998 Vienna Systems Corporation Nokia Internet Communications  Canada $90 [77]
17 September 1998 NE-Products Oy Nokia Mobile Phones  Finland [78]
20 August 1998 User Interface Design Nokia Communications Products  Sweden [79]
25 June 1998 Matra Nortel Communications Nokia Mobile Phones  France [4]
9 December 1997 Ipsilon Networks Inc. Nokia Networks  United States $120 [4]
11 February 1991 Technophone Ltd Nokia Mobile Phones  United Kingdom £34M

Divestments

Since 1996, Nokia has made the following divestments.

Date Divestiture target Nokia unit Ref.
Not yet finished Entire Devices and Services business
2012 Vertu
30 November 2010 Nokia's wireless modem business Nokia Corporation [80]
[81]
12 July 2010 MetaCarta's enterprise business Nokia Corporation [82]
1 December 2009 Venyon Nokia Corporation [83]
16 October 2009 Nokia's Symbian Professional Services Nokia Corporation [84]
[85]
14 April 2009 Nokia's security appliance business Services [86]
[87]
16 June 2008 Nokia's line fit automotive business Devices [88]
[89]
2 June 2008 Nokia's Adaptation Software R&D entity Nokia Corporation [90]
[91]
[92]
16 May 2008 Nokia's Identity Systems Services & Software [93]
[94]
5 November 2007 3G chipset development Nokia Corporation [95]
[96]
5 September 2005 Professional Mobile Radio business Networks [97]
18 March 2005 Nextrom Holding Nokia Corporation [98]
30 August 2001 Part of mobile core related R&D Nokia Networks [99]
13 March 2001 Narrowband access products Nokia Networks [100]
13 June 2000 Cabling and electromechanical units Nokia Networks [101]
17 January 2000 Nokia Display Products' branded business Nokia Display Products [102]
10 January 2000 Monitor manufacturing unit in Hungary Nokia Display Products [103]
1 November 1999 SHD/DWDM business Nokia Networks [104]
1 October 1999 Salcomp Oy Nokia Communications Products [105]
9 September 1998 Mobile radios and printed circuit boards Nokia Networks [106]
7 August 1998 LK-Products Oy Nokia Mobile Phones [107]
3 March 1998 Autoliv Nokia AB Nokia Industrial Electronics [108]
23 December 1997 Loudspeaker Operations Nokia Industrial Electronics [109]
7 February 1997 Tuner Operations Nokia Multimedia Network Terminals [107]
17 July 1996 Television production Nokia General Communications Products [110]
18 March 1996 Cable Business / NKF Holding NV Nokia Communications Products [111]

Notes

  1. The net cash outlay from Nokia to purchase the approximately 52% of Symbian Limited shares it did not already own was approximately EUR 264 million.
  2. Nokia increased its ownership to 100% and purchased the additional 49% of the total share capital of NGI from Gradiente Telecom for USD $415 million.

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