ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it will create a dedicated business unit within its Networks division that will focus on carrier services, including systems integration, consulting services, managed services and software for the automation and centralization of network and service management.
“The market for telecommunications-related professional services represents a considerable opportunity for suppliers,” said Bosco Novak, Nokia’s senior vice president for the Networks services unit. “In addition, there is a potential for further growth within areas that operators currently do in-house as core/non-core activity definitions are reconsidered. We will help our operator customers sharpen their edge in their very competitive markets through our comprehensive service offering, collaborative way of working and our strong dedicated team.”
Nokia said the services unit will enhance the quality of service experience for subscribers with end-to-end integration across terminals, middleware and network equipment. The business accounted for more than 25 percent of Nokia’s Networks division revenues last year.
In other Nokia news, the company reinforced its relationship with streaming media company RealNetworks Inc. Nokia uses the company’s media player in its high-end mobile phones. The reinforcement comes in conjunction with RealNetworks’ announcement that it will offer its RealAudio and RealVideo formats for use in other media players from the likes of PacketVideo and others.
