Nokia: HERE is no longer here – Computer Point

Rome – Nokia announced the achievement of a According to the German consortium of automotive companies including Audi, BMW and Daimler for the sale of HERE . In
detail, for the moment, it is unknown how many of the 6,454 employees will be laid off along with the handover of the company, nor the use that will be made of the service by the new owner. The fund has the Finnish technology and related data to maps: easy, therefore, to understand the reasons behind the interest of the consortium for HERE invested 2.8 billion Euros.

HERE provides digital mapping and localization It fits perfectly in the evolution of the onboard computers of cars, especially as regards the development of systems of localization complementary to the exploitation of the data generated in real time by vehicles and devices connected to them. By HERE, in short, the auto companies can offer services specifically tailored to the needs of its members either in the form of detailed maps of geo services.

Rajeev Suri, President and CEO of Nokia, said that it is the ” step to complete the transformation of Nokia: we are integrating the former Nokia Siemens Networks with the newly acquired Alcatel-Lucent, an operation that should be completed by the middle of next year. ” If for some observers it is the transformation of Finnish in a real patent troll, for the moment the Finnish seems remained with the aim of simplifying its business focusing on network infrastructure, perhaps with the prospect, after the sale of the division Devices & amp; Services to Microsoft in April 2014, to outsource the production of a new smartphone developed at home.

Claudio Tamburrino