Does Nokia back on the front of smartphones in 2016?

Out of the smartphone market with the sale of its Devices Division at Microsoft, Nokia does not have so far given up its presence with the general public. After the N1 tablet, new devices could follow - but not before 2016.

Difficult to determine the exact trajectory of Nokia. Following the sale of its maker activities, the Finn had presented a structure based on three pillars more or less equal: equipment, mapping and exploitation of intellectual property. Over the months, however, this structure has repeatedly been called into question. The output of the N1 tablet , produced under license by Foxconn and marketed in China, was first hinted at a brand's potential return to the front of the hardware . The rumors then made ​​the division a branch Here Maps reprieve . The recent announcement of the merger with Alcatel-Lucent, finally, showed that the Finns saw primarily in the skin of an equipment . However, according to Re / Code , the release of new Nokia smartphones is not stamped necessarily very far. According to sources " informed of Nokia plans ", the company would provide a return on the mobility market next year. It does not resurrect the bodies it has sold to Microsoft, but would rely on its branch dedicated to intellectual property, Nokia Technologies, to design new machines. They would then be offered under license to partners able to manage the production and marketing. - As is the case with Foxconn N1 tablet, which proudly bears the Nokia logo Of course, this means that 'if successful, the Finn will forfeit much of the profits. Nevertheless, it is a prudent strategy to try to exploit the positive image of the brand. Indeed, it would be absurd (and extremely expensive) to rebuild the factories that recently passed in the lap of Microsoft and could one day become a dead weight. In addition to a very small risk, this approach has also the advantage of flexibility in terms of rate of product launches. In addition to these new smartphones, Nokia Technology plainchant also on a completely different type of product. According to the same sources, many projects are currently on fire, some on the front of virtual reality.