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Its major manufacturing sites are in China, Finland, Germany and India. About 1 billion people are connected through its networks. |
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The customer base of Nokia Siemens Networks includes 1,400 customers in 150 countries. |
The customer base of Nokia Siemens Networks includes 1,400 customers in 150 countries (incl. more than 600 operator customers). |
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It is foreseen that, at a combined 2005 revenue of more than [[Euro|€]] 15 [[1000000000 (number)|billion]], the new company would be one of the largest [[telecommunication]] equipment makers in the world. |
It is foreseen that, at a combined 2005 revenue of more than [[Euro|€]] 15 [[1000000000 (number)|billion]], the new company would be one of the largest [[telecommunication]] equipment makers in the world. |
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Revision as of 14:45, 2 December 2008
| Nokia Siemens Networks logo | |
| Company type | Joint venture |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | , Finland |
Key people | Simon Beresford-Wylie, CEO Eric Simonsen, CFO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Chairman |
| Parent | Nokia Oyj (50%) Siemens AG (50%) |
| Website | nokiasiemensnetworks.com |
Nokia Siemens Networks is one of the largest telecommunications solutions suppliers in the world. Nokia Siemens Networks was created as the result of a joint venture between Siemens AG's COM division (minus its Enterprise business unit) and Nokia's Network Business Group.
The new company was announced on 19 June 2006. Nokia Siemens Networks was officially launched at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona in February 2007[1] [2]. Nokia Siemens Networks then began full operations on 1 April, 2007[3] and has its headquarters in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland, while the West-South Europe headquarters and three of its five divisions are based in Munich, Germany. The Services division is based in India. Nokia Siemens Networks has operations in some 150 countries.[4]
General
Nokia Siemens Networks operates in approx. 150 countries worldwide, and has about 60,000 employees. Its major manufacturing sites are in China, Finland, Germany and India. About 1 billion people are connected through its networks.
The customer base of Nokia Siemens Networks includes 1,400 customers in 150 countries (incl. more than 600 operator customers).
It is foreseen that, at a combined 2005 revenue of more than € 15 billion, the new company would be one of the largest telecommunication equipment makers in the world.
Simon Beresford-Wylie, former Executive Vice President and General Manager of Nokia’s Networks unit, is Nokia Siemens Networks' Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Nokia Siemens Networks' Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is Eric Simonsen, with CFO Designate Luca Maestri soon to take over. The Chairman of the board of directors is Nokia's CEO Olli Pekka Kallasvuo, vice chairman is Rudi Lamprecht (Executive Advisor to the CEO of Siemens AG).[5]
Organisation
Business Units
The main Business Units of Nokia Siemens Networks are
* Radio Access * Broadband Access * Converged Core * IP Transport * Operations and Business Software * Services
The Board of Directors
- Chairman: Olli Pekka Kallasvuo
- Vice Chairman: Rudi Lamprecht
- Juha Äkräs
- Joe Kaeser
- Siegfried Russwurm
- Niklas Savander
- Rick Simonson
Executive Board
- Chief Executive Officer: Simon Beresford-Wylie
- Chief Market Operations Officer (CMO): Christoph Caselitz
- Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Designate: Luca Maestri
- Chief Financial Officer (CFO): Eric Simonsen
- Chief Operating Officer (COO): Mika Vehviläinen
- Head of Corporate Communications: Barry French
- Head of Corporate Affairs: Lauri Kivinen
- General Counsel: Kirsi Komi
- Head of Strategy and Business Development: Michael Matthews
- Head of Operations: Herbert Merz
- Head of Human Resources: Bosco Novák
- Head of Corporate Development Office: Pekka Soini
- Head of Services: Rajeev Suri
Nokia Siemens Networks Business Acquisitions
- In January 2008 Nokia Siemens Networks acquired Atrica, a company who builds carrier-class Ethernet transport systems for metro networks. The official release did not release terms, however they are thought to be in the region of $100million.
- In Feburary 2008 Nokia Siemens Networks acquired Apertio, Bristol UK based, a mobile network customer management tools provider for €140 million. With this acqusition Nokia Siemens Networks gained customers in the subscriber management area such including Orange, T-Mobile, O2 and Vodafone.[8]
References
- ^ Brand New: The Wave of the Future
- ^ Identityworks: Reviews - 2007 - Nokia Siemens
- ^ Nokia - ShowPressRelease
- ^ "Nokia Siemens Networks Fact Sheet" (PDF). Nokia Siemens Networks. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
- ^ Nokia - ShowPressRelease
- ^ "Nokia Siemens Networks acquires Atrica, Ethernet systems company" (HTML). Venturebeat. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Nokia Siemens Networks Completes Acquisition of Carrier Ethernet Specialist Atrica" (HTML). Nokia Siemens Networks. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Nokia Siemens Networks Apertio Aquisition Press Release" (HTML). Nokia Siemens Networks. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Apertio Press Release on Nokia Siemens Networks aquisition" (HTML). Apertio. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "The Register article on Nokia Siemens Networks aquisition of Apertio" (HTML). The Register News. Retrieved 2008-10-28.