Amidst Nokia
Corporation (ADR)(NYSE:NOK)’s attempts to bolster its cash reserves by getting
rid of non-core assets, the stressed smartphone maker has received some good
news. China Mobile, which happens to be the largest wireless company of the
country, has agreed to carry Nokia Lumia 920T.
According to
Bloomberg’s reports on Tuesday, Nokia’s productivity depends on the success of
the Lumia lineup to offset its 6 consecutive quarters of losses. The decision
taken by China Mobile to carry Nokia’s new smartphones will give the company a
chance to get back their customers from Apple and Android platform.
Nokia’s deal with China
Mobile will give it something that Apple lacks – an agreement with the largest
mobile phone company in the world. China Mobile has a subscriber base of 703
million subscribers. It does not have the network standard to support iPhone,
even thought its rivals China Telecom and China Unicom both sell sponsored
Apple gadgets.
Since China Mobile is
unable to offer the iPhone, Nokia has grabbed the chance to use the massive
network of customers of the company to tap into a larger share of China’s
smartphone market. Presently, the market share of the company is the nation is
waning. Before the release of Nokia Lumia 920T, the first Windows Phone 8
offering by the company, smartphone shipments to China dropped 64% to 5.8
million units the previous quarter, as compared to a year back. Bloomberg has
reported that customers shied away from buying Symbian-based phones.
The phone can be order
by the end of the month and will be priced at 4,599 Yuan without a contract.
Nokia has also
announced the cheaper Nokia Lumia 620 as the third phone in its new Windows 8
smartphone series.
Nokia should be
congratulated for collaborating with China Mobile and taking a significant
strategic step. Nevertheless, it is crucial to realize that the move is
important for Nokia to stay cutthroat in China.
Could $NOK be the next apple? You might want to take another look.
ReplyDeleteTake another look at NOK. The lumia 920 sold out in Germany also NOK is an acquisition target because of low price and over 20 thousand patents and 12.3 billion in cash. The stock is undervalued, look for a buyout from one of the big 3 GOOG,AAPL or MSFT. Their patents are worth more than the MKT cap of the company. I have been day trading for more than 61 years and NOK with their new agreement with China Mobile is a steal at this price. I have already loaded the wagon.
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