Nokia Corporation Interim Report for Q2 2013 and January-June 2013

Nokia Corporation Interim Report for Q2 2013 and January-June 2013

Nokia Corporation
Interim report
July 18, 2013 at 13.00 (CET+1)

 

This is a summary of the second quarter 2013 and January - June 2013 interim report published today. The complete second quarter 2013 and January - June 2013 interim report with tables is available at http://www.results.nokia.com/results/Nokia_results2013Q2e.pdf. Investors should not rely on summaries of our interim reports only, but should review the complete interim reports with tables.

FINANCIAL AND OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

 

Second quarter 2013 highlights:

Nokia Group non-IFRS EPS in Q2 2013 was EUR 0.00; reported EPS was EUR -0.06.

• Nokia Group achieved underlying operating profitability for the fourth consecutive quarter, with a Q2 non-IFRS operating margin of 5.3%, driven by strong performance of Nokia Siemens Networks.
• Nokia Group ended Q2 with a strong balance sheet and solid cash position, with gross cash of EUR 9.5 billion and net cash of EUR 4.1 billion. Nokia Siemens Networks' contribution to Nokia Group gross and net cash was EUR 2.5 billion and EUR 1.4 billion respectively.
• Nokia Siemens Networks achieved underlying profitability for the fifth consecutive quarter, with a Q2 non-IFRS operating margin of 11.8%, reflecting record non-IFRS gross margin and continued progress relative to its strategy. This exceeded the earlier expectation for Nokia Siemens Networks non-IFRS operating margin to be approximately 5%, plus or minus four percentage points.
• Devices & Services achieved Q2 non-IFRS operating margin of negative 1.2%, which was consistent with the earlier expectation for approximately negative 2%, plus or minus four percentage points.
• HERE achieved Q2 non-IFRS operating margin of 3.4%. This exceeded the earlier expectation for a negative non-IFRS operating margin.
  

Nokia Group net sales in Q2 2013 were EUR 5.7 billion, down 3% quarter-on-quarter

• Nokia Siemens Networks Q2 net sales decreased 1% quarter-on-quarter to EUR 2.8 billion, reflecting Nokia Siemens Networks' focused strategy.
• Devices & Services Q2 net sales decreased 6% quarter-on-quarter to EUR 2.7 billion.
  • Lumia Q2 volumes increased 32% quarter-on-quarter to 7.4 million units, reflecting strong demand from customers for a broadened Lumia product range.
  • Mobile Phones Q2 volumes decreased 4% quarter-on-quarter to 53.7 million units, but demonstrated some signs of recovery in the latter part of the quarter.
• HERE Q2 net sales increased 8% quarter-on-quarter to EUR 0.2 billion.
  

January-June 2013 highlights:

Nokia Group net sales in January-June 2013 were EUR 11.5 billion

• Nokia Group net sales for the first half 2013 decreased 22% year-on-year.
• Reported EPS for the first half 2013 was EUR -0.13, compared to EUR -0.63 in the first half 2012.

Commenting on the second quarter results, Stephen Elop, Nokia CEO, said:

"We're pleased to report an underlying operating profit for the fourth consecutive quarter on a group level. We benefited from another strong performance at Nokia Siemens Networks, which continued to deliver well against its focused strategy. With our recent announcement to purchase Siemens' 50% stake in Nokia Siemens Networks, we believe we will create value for Nokia shareholders and look forward to strengthening Nokia Siemens Networks as a more independent entity.

 

In Devices & Services, our Mobile Phones business unit started to demonstrate some signs of recovery in the latter part of the second quarter following a difficult start to the year. Also, towards the end of the second quarter, we started to ship the Asha 501, which brings a new design and user experience to the highly competitive sub-100 USD market. While we are very encouraged by the consumer response to our innovations in this price category, our Mobile Phones business unit is planning to take actions to focus its product offering and improve product competitiveness.

 

In our Smart Devices business unit, we continue to focus on delivering meaningful differentiation to consumers around the world. We are very proud of the recent creations by our Lumia team, from the Lumia 520 - our most affordable Windows Phone 8 product which has enjoyed a strong start in markets like China, France, India, Thailand, the UK, the US and Vietnam - to the Lumia 1020, our star imaging product which we unveiled to the world last week. Overall, Lumia volumes grew to 7.4 million in the second quarter, the highest for any quarter so far and showing increasing momentum for the ecosystem. During the third quarter, we expect that our new Lumia products will drive a significant part of our Smart Devices revenue."

 

SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

	Reported and Non-IFRS second quarter 2013 results1,2,3						Reported and Non-IFRS January-June 2013 results1,2,3,4
EUR million	Q2/13	Q2/12	YoY Change	Q1/13	QoQ Change		Q1-Q2/13	Q1-Q2/12	YoY Change
Nokia
Net sales	5 695	7 542	-24%	5 852	-3%		11 547	14 896	-22%
Operating profit	-115	-824		-150			-265	-2 162
Operating profit (non-IFRS)	303	-325		181	67%		484	-583
EPS, EUR diluted	-0.06	-0.38		-0.07			-0.13	-0.63
EPS, EUR diluted (non-IFRS)5	0.00	-0.08		-0.02			-0.01	-0.16
Net cash from operating activities	-196	102		206			10	-488
Net cash and other liquid assets6	4 067	4 197	-3%	4 480	-9%		4 067	4 197	-3%
Devices & Services7
Net sales	2 724	4 023	-32%	2 888	-6%		5 612	8 269	-32%
Smart Devices net sales	1 164	1 541	-24%	1 164	0%		2 328	3 245	-28%
Mobile Phones net sales	1 405	2 291	-39%	1 590	-12%		2 995	4 602	-35%
Mobile device volume (mn units)	61.1	83.7	-27%	61.9	-1%		123.0	166.4	-26%
Smart Devices volume (mn units)	7.4	10.2	-27%	6.1	21%		13.5	22.1	-39%
Mobile Phones volume (mn units)	53.7	73.5	-27%	55.8	-4%		109.5	144.3	-24%
Mobile device ASP8	45	48	-6%	47	-4%		46	50	-8%
Smart Devices ASP8	157	151	4%	191	-18%		172	147	17%
Mobile Phones ASP8	26	31	-16%	28	-7%		27	32	-16%
Operating profit	-33	-473		-42			-75	-691
Operating profit (non-IFRS)	-32	-364		4			-28	-490
Operating margin %	-1.2%	-11.8%		-1.5%			-1.3%	-8.4%
Operating margin % (non-IFRS)	-1.2%	-9.0%		0.1%			-0.5%	-5.9%
HERE7
Net sales	233	283	-18%	216	8%		449	560	-20%
Operating profit	-89	-95		-97			-186	-189
Operating profit (non-IFRS)	8	41	-80%	-5			3	77	-96%
Operating margin %	-38.2%	-33.6%		-44.9%			-41.4%	-33.8%
Operating margin % (non-IFRS)	3.4%	14.5%		-2.3%			0.7%	13.7%
Nokia Siemens Networks7
Net sales	2 781	3 343	-17%	2 804	-1%		5 585	6 290	-11%
Operating profit	8	-226		3	167%		11	-1 230
Operating profit (non-IFRS)	328	28		196	67%		524	-118
Operating margin %	0.3%	-6.8%		0.1%			0.2%	-19.6%
Operating margin % (non-IFRS)	11.8%	0.8%		7.0%			9.4%	-1.9%

 

 

Note 1 relating to non-IFRS (also referred to as "underlying") results: In addition to information on our reported IFRS results, we provide certain information on a non-IFRS, or underlying business performance, basis.  Non-IFRS results exclude all material special items for all periods. In addition, non-IFRS results exclude intangible asset amortization, other purchase price accounting related items and inventory value adjustments arising from (i) the formation of Nokia Siemens Networks and (ii) all business acquisitions completed after June 30, 2008.  Nokia believes that our non-IFRS results provide meaningful supplemental information to both management and investors regarding Nokia's underlying business performance by excluding the above-described items that may not be indicative of Nokia's business operating results. These non-IFRS financial measures should not be viewed in isolation or as substitutes to the equivalent IFRS measure(s), but should be used in conjunction with the most directly comparable IFRS measure(s) in the reported results. See note 2 below for information about the exclusions from our non-IFRS results. More information, including a reconciliation of our Q2 2013 and Q2 2012 non-IFRS results to our reported results, can be found in our complete Q2 2013 and January-June 2013 interim report with tables on pages 20 and 23-28. A reconciliation of our Q1 2013 non-IFRS results to our reported results can be found in our complete Q1 interim report with tables on pages 19 and 21-25 published on April 18, 2013.

Note 2 relating to non-IFRS exclusions:

Q2 2013 - EUR 418 million (net) consisting of:

• EUR 157 million restructuring charge and other associated items in Nokia Siemens Networks.
• EUR 151 million losses related to divestments of businesses in Nokia Siemens Networks.
• EUR 10 million restructuring charge in HERE
• EUR 12 million of intangible asset amortization and other purchase price accounting related items arising from the acquisition of Motorola Solutions' networks assets
• EUR 87 million of intangible asset amortization and other purchase price accounting related items arising from the acquisition of NAVTEQ
• EUR 1 million of intangible assets amortization and other purchase price accounting related items arising from the acquisition of Novarra, MetaCarta and Motally in Devices & Services

Q1 2013 - EUR 331 million (net) consisting of:

• EUR 129 million restructuring charge and other associated items in Nokia Siemens Networks, including EUR 53 million of net charges related to country and contract exits based on the strategy that focuses on key markets and product segments.
• EUR 5 million restructuring charge in HERE
• EUR 72 million restructuring charge in Devices & Services
• EUR 27 million positive item from a cartel claim settlement in Devices & Services
• EUR 64 million of intangible asset amortization and other purchase price accounting related items arising from the formation of Nokia Siemens Networks and the acquisition of Motorola Solutions' networks assets
• EUR 87 million of intangible asset amortization and other purchase price accounting related items arising from the acquisition of NAVTEQ
• EUR 1 million of intangible assets amortization and other purchase price accounting related items arising from the acquisition of Novarra, MetaCarta and Motally in Devices & Services

Q2 2012 - EUR 499 million (net) consisting of:

• EUR 190 million restructuring charge and other associated items in Nokia Siemens Networks, including EUR 70 million of charges related to country and contract exits based on new strategy that focuses on key markets and product segments.
• EUR 10 million restructuring charge in HERE
• EUR 80 million restructuring charge and associated impairments of EUR 28 million in Devices & Services
• EUR 64 million of intangible asset amortization and other purchase price accounting related items arising from the formation of Nokia Siemens Networks and the acquisition of Motorola Solutions' networks assets
• EUR 126 million of intangible asset amortization and other purchase price accounting related items arising from the acquisition of NAVTEQ
• EUR 1 million of intangible assets amortization and other purchase price accounting related items arising from the acquisition of Novarra, MetaCarta and Motally in Devices & Services

Q2 2012 taxes - EUR 800 million valuation allowance for deferred tax assets impacting Nokia taxes

Q1 2012 - EUR 1 080 million (net) consisting of:

• EUR 772 million restructuring charge and other associated items in Nokia Siemens Networks
• EUR 10 million restructuring charge in HERE
• EUR 91 million restructuring charge in Devices & Services
• EUR 86 million of intangible asset amortization and other purchase price accounting related items arising from the formation of Nokia Siemens Networks and the acquisition of Motorola Solutions' networks assets
• EUR 120 million of intangible asset amortization and other purchase price accounting related items arising from the acquisition of NAVTEQ
• EUR 1 million of intangible assets amortization and other purchase price accounting related items arising from the acquisition of Novarra, MetaCarta and Motally in Devices & Services

Q1 2012 taxes - EUR 135 million valuation allowance for Nokia Siemens Networks deferred tax assets impacting Nokia taxes.

Note 3 relating to changes to historical comparative financials due to revised IFRS accounting standard, IAS19 Employee Benefits: The historical comparative financials presented in the interim report include certain changes to previously reported information. These changes result from the retrospective application of a revised IFRS accounting standard IAS19, Employee Benefits and mainly relate to consolidated statements of comprehensive income and financial position. For more information on the adjustments between the previously reported information and the adjusted information, please see the related disclosure starting on page 39 of the complete Q1 2013 interim report with tables published on April 18, 2013.

Note 4 relating to January-June 2013 results: Further information about the results for the period from January 1 to June 30, 2013 can be found on pages 18-19, 21, 29, 30, 32 and 34 of the complete Q2 2013 and January-June 2013 interim report with tables.

Note 5 relating to non-IFRS Nokia EPS: Nokia taxes were unfavorably impacted by Devices & Services taxes as no tax benefits are recognized for certain Devices & Services deferred tax items. If Nokia's earlier estimated long-term tax rate of 26% had been applied, non-IFRS Nokia EPS would have been approximately 1.5 Euro cent higher in Q2 2013. Going forward on a non-IFRS basis, until a pattern of tax profitability is reestablished in Finland, Nokia expects to record quarterly tax expense of approximately EUR 50 million related to its Devices & Services business and approximately EUR 50 million related to its Nokia Siemens Networks business. Nokia expects to continue to record taxes related to its HERE business at a 26% rate.

Note 6 relating to Nokia net cash and other liquid assets: Calculated as total cash and other liquid assets less interest-bearing liabilities. For selected information on Nokia Group interest-bearing liabilities, please see the table on page 40 of the complete Q2 2013 and January-June 2013 interim report with tables.

Note 7 relating to operational and reporting structure: We have three businesses: Devices & Services, HERE and Nokia Siemens Networks and four operating and reportable segments: Smart Devices and Mobile Phones within Devices & Services, HERE and Nokia Siemens Networks. Smart Devices focuses on smartphones and Mobile Phones focuses on mass market mobile devices, including Asha full-touch smartphones. Devices & Services also contains Devices & Services Other, which includes net sales of our luxury phone business Vertu through October 12, 2012, spare parts and related cost of sales and operating expenses, as well as intellectual property (IPR) income and common research and development expenses. In October 2012, we completed the divestment of Vertu to EQT VI, a European private equity firm.  HERE focuses on the development of location-based services and local commerce. We introduced HERE as the new brand for our location and mapping service in November 2012. As of January 1, 2013, our Location & Commerce business and reportable segment was renamed HERE. Nokia Siemens Networks is one of the leading global providers of telecommunications infrastructure hardware, software and services, with the focus on the mobile broadband market. Nokia Siemens Networks operational organization is based on two business units: Mobile Broadband and Global Services. The Mobile Broadband business unit provides mobile operators with radio and core network software together with the hardware needed to deliver mobile voice and data services. The Global Services business unit provides mobile operators with a broad range of services, including professional services, network implementation and customer care services.

Note 8 relating to average selling prices (ASP): Mobile device ASP represents total Devices & Services net sales (Smart Devices net sales, Mobile Phones net sales, and Devices & Services Other net sales) divided by total Devices & Services volumes. Devices & Services Other net sales includes net sales of Nokia's luxury phone business Vertu through October 12, 2012, spare parts, as well as intellectual property income. Smart Devices ASP represents Smart Devices net sales divided by Smart Devices volumes. Mobile Phones ASP represents Mobile Phones net sales divided by Mobile Phones volumes. As IPR income is included in Devices & Services Other net sales, we provide our total mobile device ASP both including and excluding IPR income. The mobile device ASP excluding IPR income in the second quarter 2013 was EUR 42, down 11% from EUR 47 in the second quarter 2012 and down 7% from EUR 45 in the first quarter 2013.

NOKIA OUTLOOK

• Nokia expects its Devices & Services non-IFRS operating margin in the third quarter 2013 to be approximately negative 2 percent, plus or minus four percentage points. This outlook is based on Nokia's expectations regarding a number of factors, including:
  • competitive industry dynamics continuing to negatively affect Devices & Services;
  • consumer demand for our products;
  • ramp-up for our high-end Lumia smartphones and new Mobile Phones devices;
  • expected increases in Devices & Services' operating expenses; and
  • the macroeconomic environment.
• In the third quarter 2013, supported by the wider availability of recently announced Lumia products as well as recently announced Mobile Phones products, Nokia expects higher Devices & Services net sales, compared to the second quarter 2013.
• Nokia continues to target to reduce its Devices & Services non-IFRS operating expenses to an annualized run rate of approximately EUR 3.0 billion by the end of 2013.
• Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks expect Nokia Siemens Networks non-IFRS operating margin in the third quarter 2013 to be approximately positive 7 percent, plus or minus four percentage points. This outlook is based on Nokia Siemens Networks' expectations regarding a number of factors, including:
  • competitive industry dynamics;
  • product and regional mix;
  • expected continued improvement under Nokia Siemens Networks restructuring program; and
  • the macroeconomic environment.
• Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks now target to reduce Nokia Siemens Networks' non-IFRS annualized operating expenses and production overheads by more than EUR 1.5 billion by the end of 2013, compared to the end of 2011. Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks previous target was to reduce Nokia Siemens Networks' non-IFRS annualized operating expenses and production overheads by more than EUR 1 billion by the end of 2013, compared to the end of 2011.

NOKIA TO FULLY ACQUIRE SIEMENS' STAKE IN NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS

On July 1, 2013, Nokia Corporation and Siemens AG announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Nokia acquires Siemens' entire 50% stake in their joint venture, Nokia Siemens Networks. The acquisition has been approved by the Board of Directors of Nokia as well as the Managing and Supervisory Boards of Siemens, and is subject to the customary regulatory approval process.

 

The purchase price for Siemens' stake is EUR 1.7 billion and the transaction is expected to close during the third calendar quarter of 2013. Upon closing of the planned acquisition, Nokia Siemens Networks will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Nokia. Of the purchase price, EUR 1.2 billion will be paid in cash at the closing of the transaction. The balance of EUR 0.5 billion will be paid in the form of a secured loan from Siemens due one year from closing. Nokia has obtained committed bank financing for the EUR 1.2 billion cash portion.

 

Nokia will continue to consolidate Nokia Siemens Networks for financial reporting purposes as well as continue to strengthen the company as a more independent entity.

SECOND QUARTER 2013 FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DISCUSSION

NOKIA GROUP

See note 7 to our Summary Financial Information table above concerning our current operational and reporting

structure and note 3 concerning certain changes to historical comparative financials due to a revised IFRS accounting

standard, IAS19 Employee Benefits. The following discussion includes information on a non-IFRS, or underlying business performance, basis. See notes 1 and 2 to our Summary Financial Information table above for information about our underlying non-IFRS results and the non-IFRS exclusions for the periods discussed below.

 

The following table sets forth the year-on-year and sequential growth rates in our net sales on a reported basis and at constant currency for the periods indicated.

 

SECOND QUARTER 2013 NET SALES, REPORTED & CONSTANT CURRENCY1
	YoY Change	QoQ Change
Group net sales - reported	-24%	-3%
Group net sales - constant currency1	-25%	-3%
Devices & Services net sales - reported	-32%	-6%
Devices & Services net sales - constant currency1	-33%	-6%
Nokia Siemens Networks net sales - reported	-17%	-1%
Nokia Siemens Networks net sales - constant currency1	-17%	-1%

Note 1: Change in net sales at constant currency excludes the impact of changes in exchange rates in comparison to the Euro, our reporting currency.

 

At constant currency Nokia Group's net sales would have decreased 25% year-on-year and 3% sequentially.

 

The following table sets forth Nokia Group's reported cash flow for the periods indicated and financial position at the end of the periods indicated, as well as the year-on-year and sequential growth rates.

 

NOKIA GROUP CASH FLOW AND FINANCIAL POSITION
EUR million	Q2/2013	Q2/2012	YoY Change	Q1/2013	QoQ Change
Net cash from operating activities	-196	102		206
NSN contribution (approximate)	90	160	-44%	270	-67%
Total cash and other liquid assets	9 453	9 418	0%	10 102	-6%
NSN contribution	2 519	1 846	36%	2 753	-8%
Net cash and other liquid assets1	4 067	4 197	-3%	4 480	-9%
NSN contribution	1 446	383	278%	1 484	-3%

Note 1: Total cash and other liquid assets minus interest-bearing liabilities.

 

In the second quarter 2013, Nokia Group total cash and other liquid assets decreased sequentially by EUR 649 million and Nokia Group net cash and other liquid assets decreased by EUR 413 million.

 

The items below are the primary drivers of the decrease in Nokia Group net cash and other liquid assets in the second quarter 2013 of EUR 413 million:

• Nokia Group level net profit adjusted for non-cash items of positive EUR 382 million;
• Nokia Group level net working capital-related cash outflows of approximately EUR 500 million, which included approximately EUR 230 million of restructuring related cash outflows;
  • Nokia Group excluding Nokia Siemens Networks level net working capital-related outflows of approximately EUR 270 million, which included approximately EUR 40 million of restructuring-related outflows. The net working capital change in Nokia Group excluding Nokia Siemens Networks is primarily due to a reduction of interest free short-term liabilities, partially offset by a reduction of receivables;
  • Nokia Siemens Networks level net working capital-related outflows of approximately EUR 230 million, which included approximately EUR 190 million of restructuring-related outflows. The net working capital change in Nokia Siemens Networks is primarily due to a reduction of interest free short-term liabilities, partially offset by a reduction of receivables;
• Nokia Group level net financial income and expense-related cash outflow of approximately EUR 10 million,
• Nokia Group level cash tax net outflows of approximately EUR 70 million;
• Nokia Group level capital expenditure of approximately EUR 140 million;
• Nokia Group level proceeds from the sale of fixed assets of approximately EUR 60 million;
• Nokia Group level outflow related to business divestments of approximately EUR 60 million; and
• Nokia Group level negative foreign exchange impact from translation of net cash of approximately EUR 70 million.

In the second quarter 2013, we received a quarterly platform support payment of USD 250 million (approximately EUR 192 million) from Microsoft. Our agreement with Microsoft includes platform support payments from Microsoft to us as well as software royalty payments from us to Microsoft. Under the terms of the agreement governing the platform support payments, the amount of each quarterly platform support payment is USD 250 million. We have a competitive software royalty structure, which includes annual minimum software royalty commitments that vary over the life of the agreement. Software royalty payments, with minimum commitments are paid quarterly. Over the life of the agreement, both the platform support payments and the minimum software royalty commitments are expected to measure in the billions of US dollars. Over the life of the agreement the total amount of the platform support payments is expected to slightly exceed the total amount of the minimum software royalty commitment payments. In accordance with the terms of the agreement, the platform support payments and annual minimum software royalty commitment payments continue for a corresponding period of time.

DEVICES AND SERVICES

 

The following table sets forth a summary of the results for our Devices & Services business for the periods indicated, as well as the year-on-year and sequential growth rates.

 

DEVICES & SERVICES RESULTS SUMMARY
	Q2/2013	Q2/2012	YoY Change	Q1/2013	QoQ Change
Net sales (EUR million)1	2 724	4 023	-32%	2 888	-6%
Mobile device volume (million units)	61.1	83.7	-27%	61.9	-1%
Mobile device ASP (EUR)	45	48	-6%	47	-4%
Non-IFRS gross margin (%)	24.4%	18.1%		25.1%
Non-IFRS operating expenses (EUR million)	696	1 089	-36%	711	-2%
Non-IFRS operating margin (%)	-1.2%	-9.0%		0.1%
Operating margin (%)	-1.2%	-11.8%		-1.5%

Note 1: Includes IPR income recognized in Devices & Services Other net sales.

 

The year-on-year and sequential changes in our Devices & Services net sales, volumes, average selling prices and gross margin are discussed below under our Smart Devices and Mobile Phones business units.

 

Smartphone Volumes

In the second quarter 2013, Devices & Services total smartphone volumes increased sequentially to 11.7 million units, compared to 11.1 million units in the first quarter 2013, composed of:

• 7.4 million Lumia smartphones in Smart Devices
• 4.3 million Asha full-touch smartphones in Mobile Phones

Devices & Services Other

Year-on-year Devices & Services Other net sales of EUR 155 million were lower in the second quarter 2013, compared to EUR 191 million in the second quarter 2012, due to the divestment of Vertu. The sequential Devices & Services Other net sales were higher in the second quarter 2013, compared to EUR 134 million in the first quarter 2013, due to higher IPR income.

 

Within Devices & Services Other, we estimate that our current annual IPR income run-rate is approximately EUR 0.5 billion.

 

Channel Inventory

We ended the second quarter 2013 within our normal 4 to 6 week channel inventory range. On an absolute unit basis, channel inventories decreased sequentially.

Net Sales and Volumes by Geographic Area

The following table sets forth the net sales for our Devices & Services business for the periods indicated, as well as the year-on-year and sequential growth rates, by geographic area. IPR income is allocated to the geographic areas contained in this chart.

 

DEVICES & SERVICES NET SALES BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA
EUR million	Q2/2013	Q2/2012	YoY Change	Q1/2013	QoQ Change
Europe	818	1 096	-25%	895	-9%
Middle East & Africa	420	663	-37%	501	-16%
Greater China	232	542	-57%	256	-9%
Asia-Pacific	683	948	-28%	724	-6%
North America	123	128	-4%	101	22%
Latin America	448	646	-31%	411	9%
Total	2 724	4 023	-32%	2 888	-6%

 

The following table sets forth the mobile device volumes for our Devices & Services business for the periods indicated, as well as the year-on-year and sequential growth rates, by geographic area.

 

DEVICES & SERVICES MOBILE DEVICE VOLUMES BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA
million units	Q2/2013	Q2/2012	YoY Change	Q1/2013	QoQ Change
Europe	11.3	15.3	-26%	11.8	-4%
Middle East & Africa	16.6	19.4	-14%	15.5	7%
Greater China	4.1	7.9	-48%	3.4	21%
Asia-Pacific	20.2	28.6	-29%	23.1	-13%
North America	0.5	0.6	-17%	0.4	25%
Latin America	8.4	11.9	-29%	7.7	9%
Total	61.1	83.7	-27%	61.9	-1%

 

On a year-on-year basis, net sales decreased in all regions primarily due to lower sales in our Mobile Phones business unit. The largest year-on-year decline in net sales was in Greater China followed by Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa and Latin America. In Greater China and Europe the net sales declines were primarily due to lower sales in our Smart Devices business unit whereas in Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa and Latin America the net sales declines were primarily due to lower sales in our Mobile Phones business unit.

 

On a sequential basis, net sales decreased in all regions except North America and Latin America. The net sales increases in North America and Latin America were primarily due to higher sales in our Smart Devices business unit. The largest relative sequential decline in net sales was in Middle East & Africa which was primarily due to lower sales in our Smart Devices business unit.

 

At constant currency Devices & Services' net sales would have decreased 33% year-on-year and 6% sequentially.

 

Non-IFRS Operating Expenses

Devices & Services non-IFRS operating expenses decreased 36% year-on-year and 2% sequentially in the second quarter 2013. On a year-on-year basis, operating expenses related to Mobile Phones and Smart Devices decreased 41% and 25%, respectively, in the second quarter 2013. On a sequential basis, operating expenses related to Mobile Phones was approximately flat, while Smart Devices operating expenses decreased 3% in the second quarter 2013. In addition to the factors described below, the year-on-year change was affected by the proportionate allocation of operating expenses being affected by the relative mix of sales and gross profit performance between Mobile Phones and Smart Devices. This resulted in higher and lower relative allocations to Smart Devices and Mobile Phones, respectively.

 

Devices & Services non-IFRS research and development expenses decreased 37% year-on-year in the second quarter 2013. On a sequential basis, Devices & Services non-IFRS research and development expenses decreased 8% in the second quarter 2013. The year-on-year decline was primarily due to reductions in certain Mobile Phones-related activities, ramping down Symbian and MeeGo research and development efforts and overall cost controls. On a sequential basis, the decline was primarily due to lower accrued incentive expenses consistent with Devices & Services business performance as well as overall cost controls.

 

Devices & Services non-IFRS sales and marketing expenses decreased 38% year-on-year in the second quarter 2013. On a year-on-year basis, sales and marketing expenses declined primarily due to overall cost control, a lower cost base as a result of business divestments, headcount reductions and lower product-specific marketing. On a sequential basis, Devices & Services non-IFRS sales and marketing expenses increased 5% in the second quarter 2013. Sequentially, sales and marketing expenses increased primarily due to higher marketing spending in support of newly launched Lumia and Asha products, partially offset by lower accrued incentive expenses consistent with Devices & Services business performance.

 

Devices & Services non-IFRS administrative and general expenses decreased 10% year-on-year in the second quarter 2013 and decreased 7% sequentially in the second quarter 2013. The year-on-year decrease was primarily related to overall cost control and business divestments, partially offset by shared function cost categorization. The sequential decrease was primarily due to lower accrued incentive expenses consistent with Devices & Services business performance as well as overall cost controls.

 

In the second quarter 2013, Devices & Services non-IFRS other income and expense had both year-on-year and sequentially a positive impact on profitability.

 

In the second quarter 2013, Devices & Services reported other income and expense had both year-on-year and sequentially a positive impact on profitability. Both on a year-on-year and sequential basis the less negative other income and expense was due to the absence of restructuring-related charges and associated items.

 

Non-IFRS Operating Margin

The higher year-on-year Devices & Services non-IFRS operating margin in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to higher gross margin and lower operating expenses as a percentage of net sales.

 

The sequentially lower Devices & Services non-IFRS operating margin in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to a lower gross margin and higher operating expenses as a percentage of net sales.

 

Operating Margin

The higher year-on-year Devices & Services operating margin in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to higher gross margin, lower operating expenses as a percentage of net sales. The other income and expenses was an expense of EUR 2 million, compared to an expense of EUR 112 million in the second quarter 2012.

 

The sequentially higher Devices & Services operating margin in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to lower other expenses as a percentage of net sales compared to the first quarter 2013, partially offset by lower gross margin and higher operating expenses as a percentage of net sales. In the second quarter 2013, other income and expense was an expense of EUR 2 million, compared to an expense of EUR 54 million in the first quarter 2013.

 

Cost Reduction Activities and Planned Operational Adjustments

 

The following table sets forth a summary of our Devices & Services cost reduction activities and planned operational adjustments.

 

DEVICES & SERVICES RESTRUCTURING SUMMARY
EUR (million)	Q2/2013 (approximate)	Cumulative up to Q2/2013 (approximate)	Q3/2013 (approximate estimate)	2013 (approximate estimate)	Total (approximate estimate)
Restructuring-related charges	-	1 450	Not provided	Not provided	1 500
Restructuring-related cash outflows	40	1 250	50	250	1 350

 

Nokia continues to target to reduce its Devices & Services non-IFRS operating expenses to an annualized run rate of approximately EUR 3.0 billion by the end of 2013.

 

At the end of the second quarter 2013, Devices & Services and Corporate Common had approximately 31 400 employees, a reduction of approximately 12 200 compared to the end of the second quarter 2012, and approximately 200 compared to the end of the first quarter 2013.

 

By the end of the second quarter 2013, we had recorded cumulative Devices & Services restructuring-related charges and other associated items of approximately EUR 1.45 billion. In total, we expect now cumulative Devices & Services restructuring-related charges of approximately EUR 1.5 billion before the end of 2013. This is approximately EUR 100 million less than what we estimated earlier.

 

By the end of the second quarter 2013, Devices & Services had cumulative restructuring-related cash outflows of approximately EUR 1.25 billion. Of the total expected charges relating to restructuring activities of approximately EUR 1.5 billion, we expect Devices & Services non-cash charges to be approximately EUR 150 million. This means that we also now expect total restructuring-related cash outflows to be approximately EUR 50 million less than what we estimated earlier.

SMART DEVICES

 

The following table sets forth a summary of the results for our Smart Devices business unit for the periods indicated, as well as the year-on-year and sequential growth rates.

               

SMART DEVICES RESULTS SUMMARY
	Q2/2013	Q2/2012	YoY Change	Q1/2013	QoQ Change
Net sales (EUR million)1	1 164	1 541	-24%	1 164	0%
Smart Devices volume (million units)	7.4	10.2	-27%	6.1	21%
Smart Devices ASP (EUR)	157	151	4%	191	-18%
Gross margin (%)	21.1%	1.7%		20.7%
Operating expenses (EUR million)2	406	540	-25%	420	-3%
Contribution margin (%)2	-14.1%	-32.9%		-16.2%

Note 1: Does not include IPR income. IPR income is recognized in Devices & Services Other net sales.

Note 2: The year-on-year changes in operating expenses were affected by the proportionate allocation of operating expenses being affected by the relative mix of sales and gross profit performance between Mobile Phones and Smart Devices, resulting in higher relative allocations to Smart Devices in the first and second quarters 2013. Accordingly, second quarter 2013 operating expenses are not directly comparable to second quarter 2012 operating expenses.

 

Net Sales

On a year-on-year basis, the decline in our Smart Devices net sales in the second quarter 2013 was due to lower volumes, partially offset by higher ASPs.

 

On a sequential basis, Smart Devices net sales were flat with higher volumes offset by lower ASPs.

 

Volume

The year-on-year decline in our Smart Devices volumes in the second quarter 2013 continued to be driven by the strong momentum of competing smartphone platforms and our portfolio transition from Symbian products to Lumia products. The decline was primarily due to lower Symbian volumes, partially offset by higher Lumia volumes. Our Symbian volumes decreased from 6 million units in the second quarter 2012 to approximately zero in the second quarter 2013. Our Lumia volumes increased from 4.0 million in the second quarter 2012 to 7.4 million in the second quarter 2013.

 

On a sequential basis, the increase in our Smart Devices volumes in the second quarter 2013 was due to higher Lumia volumes, as we started shipping the Lumia 520 and 720 in significant volumes. In the second quarter 2013, the vast majority of Smart Devices volumes were from Windows Phone 8-based Lumia products.

 

Average Selling Price

The year-on-year increase in our Smart Devices ASP in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to a positive mix shift towards sales of our Lumia products which carry a higher ASP than our Symbian products, partially offset by our pricing actions.

 

Sequentially, the decrease in our Smart Devices ASP in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to a negative mix shift towards sales of our lower priced Windows Phone 8-based Lumia products as well as our pricing actions.

 

Gross Margin

The significant year-on-year increase in our Smart Devices gross margin in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to inventory-related allowances. Specifically, in the second quarter 2013 Smart Devices gross margin benefited from the reversal of approximately EUR 20 million of previously recognized inventory-related allowances related to our Lumia devices. In contrast, in the second quarter 2012, Smart Devices gross margin was negatively impacted by approximately EUR 220 million of allowances related to excess component inventory, future purchase commitments and an inventory revaluation. In addition, the year-on-year gross margin increase was due to lower warranty costs, reduction in certain fixed costs and the introduction of Windows Phone 8-based Lumia products, partially offset by a net negative impact related to foreign currency fluctuations.

 

On a sequential basis, the increase in our Smart Devices gross margin in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to a positive product mix shift towards Windows Phone 8-based Lumia products, partially offset by lower reversals related to inventory-related allowances. Specifically, in the second quarter 2013 Smart Devices gross margin benefited from the reversal of approximately EUR 20 million of previously recognized inventory-related allowances related to our Lumia devices, compared to a EUR 50 million benefit in the first quarter 2013.

 

Increases or decreases to Smart Devices inventory-related allowances may be required in the future depending on several factors, including consumer demand and continued ramp-up, particularly related to our new Lumia products.

MOBILE PHONES

 

The following table sets forth a summary of the results for our Mobile Phones business unit for the periods indicated, as well as the year-on-year and sequential growth rates.

 

MOBILE PHONES RESULTS SUMMARY
	Q2/2013	Q2/2012	YoY Change	Q1/2013	QoQ Change
Net sales (EUR million)1	1 405	2 291	-39%	1 590	-12%
Mobile Phones volume (million units)	53.7	73.5	-27%	55.8	-4%
Mobile Phones ASP (EUR)	26	31	-16%	28	-7%
Gross margin (%)	19.5%	24.1%		22.9%
Operating expenses (EUR million)2	266	450	-41%	267	0%
Contribution margin (%)2	0.2%	4.3%		5.5%

Note 1: Does not include IPR income. IPR income is recognized in Devices & Services Other net sales.

Note 2: The year-on-year changes in operating expenses were affected by the allocation of operating expenses being affected by the relative mix of sales and gross profit performance between Mobile Phones and Smart Devices, resulting in lower relative allocations to Mobile Phones in the first and second quarters 2013. Accordingly, second quarter 2013 operating expenses are not directly comparable to second quarter 2012 operating expenses.

 

Net Sales

On a year-on-year basis, the decline in our Mobile Phones net sales in the second quarter 2013 was due to lower volumes and lower ASP. On a sequential basis, the decline in our Mobile Phones net sales in the second quarter 2013 was due to lower ASP and lower volumes.

 

Volume

During the second quarter 2013 we shipped 53.7 million Mobile Phones units, of which 4.3 million were Asha full-touch smartphones. During the second quarter 2013 we announced the new Asha 501 and started shipments in mid-June.

 

On a year-on-year basis, our Mobile Phones volumes in the second quarter 2013 were negatively affected by competitive industry dynamics, including intense smartphone competition at increasingly lower price points and intense competition at the low end of our product portfolio. Compared to the second quarter 2012, our Mobile Phones volumes declined across our portfolio, most notably for our non-full-touch devices that we sell to our customers for above EUR 30, partially offset by higher sales volumes of Asha full-touch smartphones.

 

On a sequential basis, our Mobile Phones volumes in the second quarter 2013 were negatively affected by competitive industry dynamics, including intense competition at the low end of our product portfolio and smartphone competition at increasingly lower price points affecting the rest of our Mobile Phones portfolio. Compared to the first quarter 2013 we had lower sales of our devices that we sell to our customers for above EUR 30. This decline was partially offset by higher sales of our devices that we sell to our customers for below EUR 30.

 

Average Selling Price

Both on a year-on-year and sequential basis, the decline in our Mobile Phones ASP in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to a higher proportion of sales of lower priced devices as well as general price erosion and our pricing actions.

 

Gross Margin

The year-on-year decline in our Mobile Phones gross margin in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to a negative product mix shift towards lower gross margin devices, higher fixed costs per unit because of lower sales volumes and a net negative impact related to foreign currency fluctuation. This was partially offset by higher cost erosion than price erosion.

 

On a sequential basis, the decrease in our Mobile Phones gross margin in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to higher warranty costs following lower than normal warranty costs in the first quarter 2013, as well as a net negative impact related to foreign currency fluctuations.

 

Mobile Phones Planning Actions

Nokia continuously works to improve the efficiency of its operations and its long-term competitive investments. In order to respond to industry dynamics, Nokia's Mobile Phones business unit is planning to focus its product offering with the aim of improving product competitiveness and delivering more innovation. The planned restructure is estimated to impact a maximum of 440 positions globally, while also creating a number of new positions and offering possibilities for redeployment.

 

HERE

 

The following table sets forth a summary of the results for HERE for the periods indicated, as well as the year-on-year and sequential growth rates.

 

HERE RESULTS SUMMARY
	Q2/2013	Q2/2012	YoY Change	Q1/2013	QoQ Change
Net sales (EUR million)	233	283	-18%	216	8%
External net sales (EUR million)	195	180	8%	164	19%
Internal net sales (EUR million)	38	103	-63%	52	-27%
Non-IFRS gross margin (%)	76.1%	77.4%		75.5%
Non-IFRS operating expenses (EUR million)	169	185	-9%	168	1%
Non-IFRS operating margin (%)	3.4%	14.5%		-2.3%
Operating margin (%)	-38.2%	-33.6%		-44.9%

 

Net Sales

In the second quarter 2013, the year-on-year increase in external HERE net sales were primarily due to higher sales to vehicle customers as well as non-recurrence of a negative sales adjustment made in the year ago quarter related to historical license fees in the normal course of business for a particular customer.

 

In the second quarter 2013, the sequential increase in external HERE net sales were primarily due to higher sales to vehicle customers and to a lesser extent higher sales to our personal navigation device customers.

 

In the second quarter 2013, the year-on-year and sequential declines in internal HERE net sales were due to declines in sales, including lower recognition of deferred revenue, primarily related to our Smart Devices business unit.

 

Gross Margin

On a year-on-year basis, the decrease in HERE non-IFRS gross margin in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to lower gross margins related to internal net sales, partially offset by higher sales to our vehicle and personal navigation device customers which carry higher gross margins.

 

On a sequential basis, the increase in HERE non-IFRS gross margin in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to higher sales to our vehicle and personal navigation device customers which carry higher gross margins, partially offset by lower gross margins related to internal net sales.

 

Operating Expenses

HERE non-IFRS research and development expenses decreased 10% year-on-year due to cost reduction actions. On a sequential basis, research and development expenses increased 1% in the second quarter 2013 primarily due to increased expenses related to shared function cost categorization.

 

HERE non-IFRS sales and marketing expenses were flat year-on-year. On a sequential basis, sales and marketing expenses increased 8% in the second quarter 2013, primarily due to greater seasonal marketing spend.

 

HERE non-IFRS general and administrative expenses declined 14% year-on-year primarily due to cost reduction actions. On a sequential basis, general and administrative expenses decreased 10% in the second quarter 2013 primarily due to decreased expenses related to shared function cost categorization.

 

HERE non-IFRS other income and expense for the second quarter 2013 was an expense of EUR 1 million, compared to an income of EUR 7 million in the second quarter 2012 and approximately zero in the first quarter 2013.

 

Non-IFRS Operating Margin

The year-on-year decrease in HERE non-IFRS operating margin in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to higher operating expenses as a percentage of net sales and lower gross margin.

 

The sequential improvement in HERE non-IFRS operating margin in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to lower operating expenses as a percentage of net sales and higher gross margin.

 

Operating Margin

The year-on-year decrease in HERE operating margin in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to flat operating expenses as a percentage of net sales and lower gross margin. The other income and expenses was an expense of EUR 11 million, compared to an expense of EUR 3 million in the second quarter 2012.

 

The sequential improvement in HERE operating margin in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to lower operating expenses as a percentage of net sales and higher gross margin. The other income and expenses was an expense of EUR 11 million, compared to an expense of EUR 5 million in the first quarter 2013.

NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS

 

The following table sets forth a summary of the results for Nokia Siemens Networks for the periods indicated, as well as the year-on-year and sequential growth rates.

 

NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS RESULTS SUMMARY
	Q2/2013	Q2/2012	YoY Change	Q1/2013	QoQ Change
Net sales (EUR million)	2 781	3 343	-17%	2 804	-1%
Non-IFRS gross margin (%)	38.3%	26.6%		34.0%
Non-IFRS operating expenses (EUR million)	766	835	-8%	763	0%
Non-IFRS operating margin (%)	11.8%	0.8%		7.0%
Operating margin (%)	0.3%	-6.8%		0.1%

 

Net Sales

The following table sets forth Nokia Siemens Networks net sales for the periods indicated, as well as the year-on-year and sequential growth rates, by geographic area.

 

NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS NET SALES BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA
EUR million	Q2/2013	Q2/2012	YoY Change	Q1/2013	QoQ Change
Europe	775	990	-22%	731	6%
Middle East & Africa	268	304	-12%	259	3%
Greater China	260	340	-24%	223	17%
Asia-Pacific	784	1 028	-24%	872	-10%
North America	348	300	16%	424	-18%
Latin America	346	381	-9%	295	17%
Total	2 781	3 343	-17%	2 804	-1%

 

In the second quarter 2013, Global Services represented approximately 52% of Nokia Siemens Networks net sales, compared to approximately 51% in the second quarter 2012 and approximately 51% in the first quarter 2013. In the second quarter 2013, Mobile Broadband represented approximately 46% of Nokia Siemens Networks net sales, compared to approximately 43% in the second quarter 2012 and approximately 44% in the first quarter 2013.

 

The year-on-year decrease of 17% in Nokia Siemens Networks net sales in the second quarter 2013 was partially due to divestments of businesses not consistent with Nokia Siemens Networks strategic focus, as well as the exiting of certain customer contracts and countries. Excluding these two factors, Nokia Siemens Networks net sales in the second quarter 2013 declined by approximately 11% due to reduced wireless infrastructure deployment activity, which affected both Mobile Broadband and Global Services. The year-on-year decrease in Mobile Broadband was primarily due to lower GSM and Voice and IP transformation net sales partially offset by higher LTE net sales. The year-on-year decrease in Global Services was primarily due to a reduction in network implementation activity, as some major network deployment projects near completion. On a geographical basis, the year-on-year decline was primarily due to Asia-Pacific, Europe and Greater China. In Asia Pacific, the year-on-year net sales decline was due to lower sales in Japan following high wireless infrastructure deployment activity in the year ago quarter. In Europe, the year-on-year net sales decline was related to network modernization and constrained operator spending. In Greater China, the year-on-year decrease in net sales was due to constrained operator spending in anticipation of a technology shift to TD-LTE.

 

The sequential decrease in Nokia Siemens Networks net sales in the second quarter 2013 was due to divestments of businesses not consistent with Nokia Siemens Networks strategic focus as well as the exiting of certain customer contracts and countries. Excluding these two factors, Nokia Siemens Networks net sales in the second quarter 2013 increased by 4%, with higher sales in both Global Services and Mobile Broadband. The sequential increase in Global Services net sales was primarily due to higher sales in customer care services and professional services, partially offset by lower network implementation activity. The sequential increase in Mobile Broadband net sales was primarily due to higher WCDMA and GSM sales, partially offset by declines in LTE and CDMA sales. On a geographical basis, the sequential increases in Latin America, Europe and Greater China were primarily due to stronger seasonal sales. This was partially offset by sequential decreases in Asia Pacific and North America due to lower sales following high wireless infrastructure deployment activity in the previous quarter.

 

In the second quarter 2013, Nokia Siemens Networks net sales benefited from non-recurring IPR income of approximately EUR 20 million.

 

At constant currency, Nokia Siemens Networks net sales would have decreased 17% year-on-year and 1% sequentially.

 

Gross Margin

On a year-on-year basis, the increase in Nokia Siemens Networks non-IFRS gross margin in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to higher gross margin in both Mobile Broadband and Global Services and non-recurring IPR income of approximately EUR 20 million, as well as a slightly higher proportion of Mobile Broadband within the total sales mix.

 

On a sequential basis, the increase in Nokia Siemens Networks non-IFRS gross margin in the second quarter 2013 was due to significantly higher gross margin in Global Services as well as non-recurring IPR income of approximately EUR 20 million, partially offset by lower gross margin in Mobile Broadband. The gross margin in Global Services benefited from a greater sequential revenue recognition triggered by certain project acceptances. Nokia Siemens Networks does not expect a similar benefit in the third quarter 2013.

 

Operating Expenses

Nokia Siemens Networks non-IFRS research and development expenses decreased 10% year-on-year and 3% sequentially in the second quarter 2013. Both on a year-on-year and sequential basis the lower non-IFRS research and development expenses were primarily due to reduced investments in business activities that are not consistent with the Nokia Siemens Networks focused strategy as well as increased research and development efficiency, partially offset by higher investments in areas that are consistent with the Nokia Siemens Networks focused strategy most notably LTE.

 

On a year-on-year basis, Nokia Siemens Networks non-IFRS sales and marketing expenses decreased 16% in the second quarter 2013 primarily due to structural cost savings from Nokia Siemens Networks' transformation and restructuring program. On a sequential basis, Nokia Siemens Networks non-IFRS sales and marketing expenses increased 2% in the second quarter 2013.

 

Nokia Siemens Networks non-IFRS general and administrative expenses increased 19% year-on-year and 15% sequentially in the second quarter 2013. Both on a year-on-year and sequential basis, the higher non-IFRS general and administrative expenses were primarily due to costs associated with certain finance and information technology-related projects and divestments.

 

Nokia Siemens Networks non-IFRS other income and expense for the second quarter 2013 was income of EUR 30 million, compared to expense of EUR 25 million in the second quarter 2012, and income of EUR 7 million in the first quarter 2013. On a year-on-year basis, the non-IFRS other income and expense change was primarily due to a reduction in doubtful account allowances, gain on sale of real estate and a net positive impact related to foreign currency fluctuation. On a sequential basis, the change was primarily due to a reduction in doubtful account allowances, and a gain on sale of real estate, partially offset by a net negative impact related to foreign currency fluctuations.

 

Non-IFRS Operating Margin

In the second quarter 2013, non-IFRS operating margin for Global Services was higher than non-IFRS operating margin for Mobile Broadband.

 

The year-on-year increase in Nokia Siemens Networks non-IFRS operating margin in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to higher gross margin, partially offset by higher operating expenses as a percentage of net sales. On a year-on-year basis, non-IFRS operating margin increased for both Global Services and Mobile Broadband.

 

The sequential increase in Nokia Siemens Networks non-IFRS operating margin in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to higher gross margin. On a sequential basis, non-IFRS operating margin increased for Global Services.

 

Operating Margin

The year-on-year increase in Nokia Siemens Networks operating margin in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to higher gross margin, partially offset by higher operating expenses as a percentage of net sales. The other income and expenses was an expense of EUR 278 million, compared to an expense of EUR 156 million in the second quarter 2012.

 

The sequential increase in Nokia Siemens Networks operating margin in the second quarter 2013 was primarily due to higher gross margin and lower operating expenses as a percentage of net sales. The other income and expenses was an expense of EUR 278 million, compared to an expense of EUR 122 million in the first quarter 2013.

 

On both a year-on-year and sequential basis, the decline in Nokia Siemens Networks operating expenses was primarily due to the absence of purchase price accounting-related items arising from the formation of Nokia Siemens Networks, which had been fully amortized as of the end of the first quarter 2013.

 

Global Restructuring Program

 

The following table sets forth a summary of Nokia Siemens Networks cost reduction activities and planned operational adjustments.

 

NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS RESTRUCTURING SUMMARY
EUR (million)	Q2/2013 (approximate)	Cumulative up to Q2/2013 (approximate)	Q3/2013 (approximate estimate)	2013 (approximate estimate)	2014 (approximate estimate)	Total (approximate estimate)
Restructuring-related charges	308	1 700	Not provided	Not provided	Not provided	1 800
Restructuring-related cash outflows	190	1 000	200	700	200	1 600

 

The reduction in operating expenses and production overheads in the second quarter 2013 contributed to the improvement in overall profitability in the quarter and is expected to contribute further cost savings in the second half of 2013. As a result of the increased savings in the first half of 2013, and an accelerated pace of execution, Nokia Siemens Networks has increased its target for a reduction in annualized operating expenses and production overheads, excluding specific items, to more than EUR 1.5 billion by the end of 2013. The reduction in operating expenses is expected from across the restructuring and transformation program. Overall savings are expected to come largely from the previously announced organizational streamlining, Nokia Siemens Networks has also targeted areas such as real estate, information technology, product and service procurement costs, overall general and administrative expenses and a significant reduction of suppliers in order to further lower costs and improve quality.

 

Non-cash charges and timing differences account for the differences between the above charges and the corresponding cash out-flows. Changes in estimates of timing or amounts of costs to be incurred and associated cash flows may become necessary as the transformation and restructuring program is implemented.

 

At the end of the second quarter 2013, Nokia Siemens Networks had approximately 50 500 employees, a reduction of approximately 12 900 compared to the end of the second quarter 2012, and approximately 6 200 compared to the end of the first quarter 2013.

 

SECOND QUARTER 2013 OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

Operating highlights for previous quarters are available in the respective interim reports.

 

Devices & Services OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

• Nokia started production at its new manufacturing facility in Hanoi, Vietnam. The new site has been established to produce our most affordable Asha smartphones and feature phones.
• Nokia was ranked ninth in Interbrand's Best Global Green Brands survey, ahead of all its peers in the mobile industry.

SMART DEVICES

• Nokia announced and started shipments in select markets of the Nokia Lumia 925, a new interpretation of its award-winning flagship, the Nokia Lumia 920. The Nokia Lumia 925 introduces metal for the first time to the Nokia Lumia range and includes the most advanced lens technology and next-generation imaging software to capture clearer and sharper pictures and video even in low light conditions. The Nokia Lumia 925 offers a variety of exclusive services such as Nokia Music for unlimited streaming of free playlists, integrated HERE services, and the option to add wireless charging with a snap-on wireless charging cover.
• Nokia announced the Nokia Lumia 928 smartphone, exclusive to Verizon Wireless. With a 8.7MP camera and Nokia's PureView imaging innovation, the Nokia Lumia 928 delivers superior imaging and video performance that enables people to capture bright, blur free photos and videos, even in low light conditions. The sleek and stylish smartphone comes with the latest high-end Nokia Lumia experiences, including Nokia Music, HERE services, and built-in wireless charging.
• Nokia started shipping in volumes the Nokia Lumia 520, its most affordable Windows Phone 8 smartphone, delivering experiences normally found only in high-end smartphones, such as the same digital camera lenses found on the Nokia Lumia 920, Nokia Music for free music out of the box and even offline, and HERE services.
• Nokia's Lumia range of smartphones continued to attract businesses, including Miele & Cie. KG, a global leader in domestic appliances and commercial machinery, which has chosen the Nokia Lumia range as the smartphone of choice for its global employees.
• The Windows Phone Store continued to strengthen in terms of the quantity and quality of applications. The Windows Phone Store today offers more than 165 000 applications and games.

MOBILE PHONES

• Nokia announced and started shipments of the Nokia Asha 501, the first of a new generation of smartphones to run on the new Asha platform. Retailing at a suggested price of USD 99, the Nokia Asha 501 offers users affordable smartphone design with bold color, a high-quality build and an innovative user interface. The new Asha platform also allows developers who write applications for the Nokia Asha 501 to reach all smartphones based on the new Asha platform without having to re-write code.
• Nokia started shipments of the Nokia 105, the most affordable phone in its portfolio, retailing at a recommended price of EUR 15. The Nokia 105 is the ideal device for the first-time phone buyer, featuring a bright color screen, a flashlight, a dust- and splash-proof keymat and battery life of up to 35 days.

HERE OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

• Rand McNally, one of the largest commercial truck routing software companies in North America, chose HERE as its preferred map provider. HERE contributes information specific to truck transportation, such as the height of a bridge overpass, road weight restrictions for trucks and posted speed limits.
• The U.S. Federal Highway Administration will use HERE Traffic covering all major highways and border crossings in the U.S. to develop performance measures. 
• TRANSCOM will use HERE Traffic to support 16 government agencies with real-time traffic data in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.  This data is used by toll authorities, departments of transportation, transit agencies, and public safety organizations.  It will also be used for traveler information services by the agencies.
• HERE continued to strengthen its long-lasting relationships within the automotive industry, with a number of companies choosing to integrate our automotive grade quality maps, traffic and location services. These include EUROPE: Hyundai in 15 EU countries, Ford Traffic in Germany; RUSSIA: Honda Russia, Renault Russia, Opel Russia; AMERICAS: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., Toyota Argentina, Toyota Brazil; ASIA PACIFIC: Mitsubishi Australia, Nissan Australia, Honda Malaysia and Renault India.
• Spokeo, a leading online people search platform that organizes data from various sources and boasts 20 million monthly visitors, selected HERE platform for maps, satellite imagery and geocoding for North America. HERE will enable Spokeo to continue to enhance the way data is featured in maps and will deliver geo-related data to improve the overall people search experience.
• SAP selected HERE to serve as the location technology for its TwoGo car-sharing service.
• HERE announced traffic information for 16 new cities in Russia, a country afflicted with some of the world's worst traffic conditions. The expansion of HERE brings real-time traffic content through broadcast radio and web to more customers in the Russian market and total HERE Traffic coverage in the country to 31 cities.
• HERE updated aerial imagery on here.com, resulting in improved resolution and more detailed views when zoomed in. HERE today provides aerial imagery of this level of resolution covering 14 million square kilometers.
• HERE increased the number of buildings for which it provides venue maps by 70%, from 29 000 to 49 000 buildings.
• HERE launched LiveSight, an augmented reality technology, for HERE Maps.
• HERE released an update of its street maps for Windows Phone 8 and here.com, providing more detail and features. The update includes better maps for a number of countries, including Tunisia, Senegal and Croatia, as well as better public transit capabilities for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. With the new version, updates are simply added to the existing map, removing the need to re-download content and reducing overall data consumption.

NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

• Mobile broadband deal momentum continued and during the quarter Nokia Siemens Networks was selected by TIM Brasil to build its 4G LTE network ahead of the 2014 football World Cup; chosen by AIS to roll out 3G services in Thailand to meet growing demand; modernized the 3G network for M1 in Singapore; launched 4G mobile broadband services for Ooredoo in Qatar; and enabled a 4G network for Claro Chile, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the América Móvil group. Nokia Siemens Networks also completed the fourth set of interoperability testing of its GSM-Railway (GSM-R) infrastructure with another European supplier against requirements specified by the European Union (EU).
• Nokia Siemens Networks continues to invest to stay at the forefront of mobile broadband, and in May launched new software applications for the Liquid Radio WCDMA Software Suite to help mobile broadband operators manage the smartphone boom and substantially reduce the network signaling overload. Nokia Siemens Networks enhanced its Smart Wi-Fi solution to provide the industry's most comprehensive traffic steering capabilities between cellular and Wi-Fi networks. The company is also launching a new 3G Femtocell Access Point for seamless connectivity in residential areas to enable seamless connectivity and positive customer experience across all networks.
  • ABI Research has ranked Nokia Siemens Networks number one in its macro base station vendor competitive assessment, with high scores in implementation and innovation, and a best-in-class rank for essential IP, advanced features, multi-protocol support and LTE RAN contracts criteria.
• Nokia Siemens Networks continues to push the limits of 4G technology with a series of unmatched speed records. In June, Nokia Siemens Networks achieved a record-breaking 56 Mbps peak upload throughput in a TD-LTE network using its commercial 4G base station with multiple antenna technology and a single 20 MHz carrier. A1 Telekom Austria conducted a successful demonstration of LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation using Nokia Siemens Networks current base station hardware, showcasing download speeds of far more than twice the current 4G LTE peak rates.
• With its Technology Vision 2020, Nokia Siemens Networks is implementing a hands-on innovation approach to enable mobile broadband networks to profitably deliver 1 gigabyte of personalized data per user per day by 2020. In June 2013, it was announced that Nokia Siemens Networks is putting its Technology Vision 2020 into practice, with its big data telco platform prototype analyzing 1 million live messages a second, bridging the best of IT and telco technologies.
• Nokia Siemens Networks was recognized for its progress in innovation. In May, Nokia Siemens Networks won two Emerging Technologies Awards at CTIA 2013, for its Fuel Cell solution and Liquid Applications, further strengthening the company's commitment to helping operators reduce their carbon footprints and to transforming the base station into an intelligent part of an operator's network, enabling it to serve and deliver local content. Nokia Siemens Networks was a three-time winner with its operator customers at the prestigious Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards. The three awards, in the 'Wireless network infrastructure innovation' category, recognized joint projects with SK Telecom (Liquid Applications), touch Telecom (centralized Network and Operations Center) and Zain Kuwait (Customer Experience Index) that demonstrated innovation to better serve the industry's end customers.
• In May, Nokia Siemens Networks opened a Global Delivery Center (GDC) hub in China. The new facility will provide tools, processes and skilled resources to remotely manage mobile broadband networks for operators in China and around the world.
• Nokia Siemens Networks has extended its Customer Experience Management (CEM) portfolio to enable operators to pinpoint their best customers by service and location. The operator, touch, selected Nokia Siemens Networks to help improve its customer experience management in Lebanon using Nokia Siemens Networks' unique operations support systems (OSS) portfolio and related integration services to transform its service operations cost-efficiently and pave the way for the operator to achieve service assurance. Zain Kuwait has deployed Nokia Siemens Networks' Customer Experience Management (CEM), to introduce a superior service experience for its mobile broadband customers.

NOKIA IN JANUARY-JUNE 2013

The following discussion is of Nokia's reported results for January-June 2013. Comparisons are given to January-June 2012 results, unless otherwise indicated.

The following table sets forth a summary of the reported results for the periods indicated, as well as the year-on-year growth rates.

 

NOKIA GROUP RESULTS SUMMARY
	Q1-Q2/2013	Q1-Q2/2012	YoY Change
Net sales (EUR million)	11 547	14 896	-22%
Gross margin (%)	32%	26%
Operating expenses (EUR million)	-3 574	-4 800	-26%
Operating margin (%)	-2%	-15%
Financial income and expense, net	-163	-177
Tax	-185	-753	-75%
Loss	-617	-3 097
Loss attributable to equity holders of the parent	-499	-2 336
EPS, diluted	-0.13	-0.63

 

The decline in the Nokia Group net sales in the first six months of 2013 resulted from lower net sales in Devices & Services, as well as lower net sales in Nokia Siemens Networks and HERE. Within Devices & Services the net sales of Mobile Phones declined more than net sales in Smart Devices. Mobile Phones net sales decline was due to lower volumes and ASPs, affected by competitive industry dynamics, including intense smartphone competition at increasingly lower price points and intense competition at the low end of our product portfolio. The net sales decline in Smart Devices was due to lower volumes offset by higher ASPs, affected by competitive industry dynamics including the strong momentum of competing smartphone platforms as well as our portfolio transition from Symbian products to Lumia products. The decline in HERE net sales was primarily due to a decline in internal net sales, primarily related to our Smart Devices business unit. The decline in Nokia Siemens Networks net sales was due to lower net sales in Global Services as well as lower net sales in businesses not consistent with Nokia Siemens Networks strategic focus. In addition, net sales in Mobile Broadband also declined on an overall basis, while delivering strong growth in LTE.

 

The increase in Nokia Group gross margin in the first six months of 2013 was primarily due to higher gross margins in Nokia Siemens Networks and Devices & Services. The HERE business gross margin was down during the same time period, due to lower internal net sales which carry higher gross margin. Nokia Siemens Networks gross margin primarily increased due to higher gross margin in both Mobile Broadband and Global Services, as well as a higher proportion of Mobile Broadband within the total sales mix. Devices & Services gross margin increased primarily due to Smart Devices, partially offset by Mobile Phones and to a lesser degree Devices & Services Other, due to the divestment of Vertu during the fourth quarter 2012.

 

The decrease in the Nokia Group operating expenses in the first six months of 2013 was primarily due to Devices & Services and Nokia Siemens Networks. In both Devices & Services and Nokia Siemens Networks the decrease was primarily due to structural cost savings as well as overall cost controls.

 

The Nokia Group net financial income and expense in the first six months of 2013 was a lower expense than in the first six months of 2012. The lower net expense was primarily due to the income received from one of Nokia's investments and lower net foreign exchange-related losses.

 

The Nokia Group taxes in the first six months of 2013 were significantly lower than in the first six months of 2012. The lower tax expense was primarily due to the absence of a non-cash valuation allowances related to deferred tax assets of EUR 800 million in the second quarter 2012.

 

The Nokia Group loss in the first six months of 2013 was a smaller loss primarily due to lower operating expenses, lower other expenses, and lower tax expense primarily due to the absence of a non-cash valuation allowances related to deferred tax assets of EUR 800 million in the second quarter 2012.

RISKS AND FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

It should be noted that Nokia and its business are exposed to various risks and uncertainties and certain statements herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those regarding: A) the expected plans and benefits of our partnership with Microsoft to bring together complementary assets and expertise to form a global mobile ecosystem for smartphones; B) the timing and expected benefits of our strategies, including expected operational and financial benefits and targets as well as changes in leadership and operational structure; C) the timing of the deliveries of our products and services; D) our ability to innovate, develop, execute and commercialize new technologies, products and services; E) expectations regarding market developments and structural changes; F) expectations and targets regarding our industry volumes, market share, prices, net sales and margins of our products and services; G) expectations and targets regarding our operational priorities and results of operations; H) expectations and targets regarding collaboration and partnering arrangements; I) the outcome of pending and threatened litigation, regulatory proceedings or investigations by authorities; J) expectations regarding the successful completion of  restructurings, investments, acquisitions and divestments on a timely basis and our ability to achieve the financial and operational targets set in connection with any such restructurings, investments, divestments and acquisitions , including our acquisition of Siemens' entire stake in Nokia Siemens Networks and the closing of such acquisition, as well as any expected plans and benefits related to or caused by such acquisition; and K) statements preceded by "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "foresee," "target," "estimate," "designed," "aim", "plans," "intends," "will" or similar expressions. These statements are based on management's best assumptions and beliefs in light of the information currently available to it. Because they involve risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from the results that we currently expect. Factors, including risks and uncertainties that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to: 1) our ability to make the Windows Phone ecosystem a competitive and profitable global ecosystem that achieves sufficient scale, value and attractiveness to relevant market participants, making Nokia products with Windows Phone a competitive choice for consumers; 2) our success in the smartphone market, including our ability to introduce and bring to market quantities of attractive, competitively priced Nokia products with Windows Phone that are positively differentiated from our competitors' products, both outside and within the Windows Phone ecosystem; 3) our ability to produce attractive and competitive devices in our Mobile Phones business unit, including feature phones and devices with features such as full touch that can be categorized as smartphones, in a timely and cost efficient manner with differentiated hardware, software, localized services and applications; 4) the success of our HERE strategy, including our ability to establish a successful location-based platform and extend our location-based services across devices and operating systems; 5) our ability to provide support for our Devices & Services business and maintain current and create new sources of revenue from our location-based service and commerce assets; 6) our ability to protect numerous patented standardized or proprietary technologies from third-party infringement or actions to invalidate the intellectual property rights of these technologies; 7) our ability to maintain the existing sources of intellectual property related revenue and establish new such sources; 8) the intensity of competition in the various markets where we do business and our ability to maintain or improve our market position or respond successfully to changes in the competitive environment; 9) our ability to keep momentum and increase our speed of innovation, product development and execution in order to bring new innovative and competitive mobile products and location-based or other services to the market in a timely manner; 10) the success of our partnership with Microsoft in connection with the Windows Phone ecosystem; 11) our ability to effectively and smoothly implement the planned changes in our operational structure and achieve targeted efficiencies and reductions in operating expenses and our ability to complete the planned divestments and acquisition, including obtaining any needed regulatory approvals; 12) our ability to retain, motivate, develop and recruit appropriately skilled employees; 13) our dependence on the development of the mobile and communications industry, including location-based and other services industries, in numerous diverse markets, as well as on general economic conditions globally and regionally; 14) our ability to maintain and leverage our traditional strengths in the mobile products market, especially if we are unable retain the loyalty of our mobile operator and distributor customers and consumers as a result of the implementation of our strategies or other factors; 15) the performance of the parties we partner and collaborate with, including Microsoft and our ability to achieve successful collaboration or partnering arrangements; 16) our ability to deliver our mobile products profitably, in line with quality requirements and on time, especially if the limited number of suppliers we depend on, many of which are geographically concentrated with a majority based in Asia, fail to deliver sufficient quantities of fully functional products, components, sub-assemblies, software and services on favorable terms and in compliance with our supplier requirements; 17) our ability to manage efficiently our manufacturing and logistics, as well as to ensure the quality, safety, security and timely delivery of our products and services; 18) any actual or even alleged defects or other quality, safety and security issues in our products; 19) any inefficiency, malfunction or disruption of a system or network that our operations rely on; 20) the impact of cybersecurity breach or other factors leading to an actual or alleged loss, improper disclosure or leakage of any personal or consumer data collected by us or our partners or subcontractors, made available to us or stored in or through our products; 21) our ability to successfully manage the pricing of our products and costs related to our products and our operations; 22) the potential complex tax issues and obligations we may face, including the obligation to pay additional taxes in various jurisdictions and our actual or anticipated performance, among other factors, could result in allowances related to deferred tax assets; 23) exchange rate fluctuations, particularly between the euro, which is our reporting currency, and the US dollar, the Japanese yen and the Chinese yuan, as well as certain other currencies; 24) our ability to protect the technologies, which we or others develop or which we license, from claims that we have infringed third parties' intellectual property rights, as well as our unrestricted use on commercially acceptable terms of certain technologies in our product and services; 25) the impact of economic, regulatory, political or other development on our sales, manufacturing facilities and assets located in emerging market countries as well as the impact of regulations against imports to those countries; 26) the impact of changes in and enforcement of government policies, technical standards, trade policies, laws or regulations in countries where our assets are located and where we do business; 27) investigations or claims by contracting parties in relation to exits from countries, areas or contractual arrangements; 28) unfavorable outcome of litigation, regulatory proceedings or investigations by authorities; 29) allegations of possible health risks from electromagnetic fields generated by base stations and mobile devices, and the lawsuits and publicity related to them, regardless of merit; 30) Nokia Siemens Networks' success in the mobile broadband infrastructure and related services market and its ability to effectively, profitably and timely adapt business and operations to the diverse needs of its customers; 31) Nokia Siemens Networks' ability to maintain and improve its market position and respond successfully to changes and competition in the mobile broadband infrastructure and related services market; 32) Nokia Siemens Networks' success in implementing its restructuring plan and reducing its operating expenses and other costs; 33) Nokia Siemens Networks' ability to invest in and timely introduce new competitive products, services, upgrades and technologies; 34) Nokia Siemens Networks' dependence on limited number of customers and large, multi-year contracts; 35) Nokia Siemens Networks' liquidity and its ability to meet its working capital requirements, including access to available credit under its financing arrangements and other credit lines as well as cash at hand; 36) the management of Nokia Siemens Networks' customer financing exposure; 37) whether ongoing or any additional governmental investigations of alleged violations of law by some former employees of Siemens may involve and affect the carrier-related assets and employees transferred by Siemens to Nokia Siemens Networks; 38) any impairment of Nokia Siemens Networks customer relationships resulting from ongoing or any additional governmental investigations involving the Siemens carrier-related operations transferred to Nokia Siemens Networks, as well as the risk factors specified on pages 12-47 of Nokia's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2012 under Item 3D. "Risk Factors." Other unknown or unpredictable factors or underlying assumptions subsequently proving to be incorrect could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Nokia does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.

 

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Gi Group recruits Nokia Lumia as its business smartphone

Gi Group recruits Nokia Lumia as its business smartphone

Espoo, Finland - Nokia has announced that Gi Group, a leading Italian multinational company dedicated to the human resources market, has chosen Nokia Lumia as its business smartphone, replacing BlackBerry. The company offers temporary employment, staff leasing, research and selection, executive search, outplacement, HR consulting and training in 19 countries around the world.

Gi Group has already provided more than 800 employees in Italy with Nokia Lumia smartphones, including the eye-catching Nokia Lumia 925, the versatile Nokia Lumia 820 and the bright and bold Nokia Lumia 620, with plans to expand to all of the countries where the company operates.

The ability to seamlessly operate with Gi Group's Microsoft Outlook mail and Microsoft Office applications was an important factor in the choice of Nokia Lumia, which is built on Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 platform. Using Microsoft InTune, the company's IT organization can manage the Nokia Lumia smartphones remotely, installing new apps and services and remotely wiping confidential and personal data if an employee's smartphone is lost.

"Our people need to be able to connect with colleagues and access and edit Microsoft Office documents, wherever they happen to be," said Barbara Cottini, HR manager at Gi Group. "They also need to access our customer relationship management systems as well as their professional social media networks without having to have a laptop with them at all times. Nokia Lumia offered us a unique way of doing this, with elegant, modern smartphones and a user experience that is immediately familiar."

As a company which truly understands the importance of making a personal connection with employees, contractors and clients, Gi Group also values the ability to use Microsoft Lync for conference calling and is evaluating using Skype, together with the great cameras in Nokia Lumia, to enable video interviews with applicants when they cannot meet face to face.

Nokia Lumia also offers HERE Maps with LiveSight to help Gi Group people feel at home, wherever they happen to be as well as HERE Drive, with free, turn-by-turn navigation to help them get to their next meeting.

Paola Cavallero, general manager for Italy at Nokia said, "Gi Group is a great example of how Nokia Lumia enables smartphones to become an integral part of any company's IT infrastructure, working seamlessly with their corporate systems and freeing their people to work effectively wherever they are."

Nokia for Business
The Nokia Lumia range offers business users a true Microsoft Outlook and Office experience out-of-the-box. With the Windows 8 platform, Microsoft Office and Outlook are built in allowing employees to open, edit and share PowerPoint, Excel and Word documents and synchronise changes without losing the original formatting.  Combined with a design that stands out, business class navigation, security that's fit for business, and a range of Qi standard wireless charging solutions, the Nokia Lumia is the best smartphone for businesses. For more information, visit www.nokia.com/global/business.

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About Gi Group
Gi Group is the first Italian labour multinational company as well as one of the major global players in the sphere of services geared to labour market development. The Group operates in the following fields: temporary work, staff leasing, recruitment and selection, executive search, outplacement, training and HR consulting. At the beginning of 2007, Gi Group started to move on the international scene, and today it operates in 19 countries across Europe, America and Asia. At the end of 2010, it obtained an important acknowledgement, becoming Global Corporate Member of CIETT, the International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies. In 2012, it found a job for 160,000 individuals and served over 15,000 companies, with an overall turnover of 1,092 million euro. The Group counts 480 branches all over the world and over 2,400 employees. For more information, visit www.gigroup.com.

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Nokia Lumia 1020 inspires developers to push boundaries of smartphone imaging

Nokia Lumia 1020 inspires developers to push boundaries of smartphone imaging

Nokia Imaging Software Development Kit (SDK) now available at developer.nokia.com 

Espoo, Finland and New York, NY - After unveiling the Nokia Lumia 1020 today, Nokia also debuted a range of exciting applications that push the boundaries of smartphone imaging.

Hipstamatic, Path, Vyclone, SNAPCAM, Panagraph, Yelp, CNN and Foursquare are just a few of the developers building unique applications for the Nokia Lumia 1020 with the new Nokia Imaging SDK. It was also announced that popular personal magazine Flipboard and popular video service Vine will also be coming to Windows Phone.

"Now more than ever, people are using their smartphones to shoot, edit and share pictures," said Marco Argenti, Senior Vice President, Nokia Developer. "With the Nokia Lumia 1020, we are delivering an industry-leading imaging experience that takes people closer to the details that really matter. We've collaborated closely with Microsoft and top developers around the world to deliver unique app experiences, pushing the boundaries of innovation with our ecosystem."

The Nokia Imaging SDK was built with the same technology Nokia uses for its own imaging applications, including Smart Camera and Creative Studio. The SDK gives developers flexibility to create advanced imaging experiences in their applications for Nokia Lumia smartphones. Whether applying or creating filters or adding effects and adjustments to images, developers can offer people the ability to instantly personalize photos or relive the moment in a variety of ways. 

The SDK is available now at developer.nokia.com, and comes packed with over 50 effects, filters and enhancements. With this SDK, developers can get even more out of their images. Nokia's Random Access JPEG technology allows them to more efficiently manipulate image data to create stunning results. Developers can focus on creating incredibly fast and smooth user experiences because the SDK takes care of much of the image manipulation and effects.

Nokia also launched the Nokia Future/Capture competition at developer.nokia.com/futurecapture to encourage developers to build creative apps and hacks that further push the boundaries of smartphone imaging on the Nokia Lumia 1020.

Nokia is helping developers create unique applications positioned to change the consumer experience on Nokia Lumia smartphones.

Flipboard

Later this year, Flipboard will be releasing a new edition of its popular personal magazine designed and developed specifically for Nokia Lumia smartphones. With Flipboard for Windows Phone, readers will have a single place to enjoy the news and updates they care about, as well as discover, create and share magazines on virtually any topic imaginable.

Eric Feng, Chief Technology Officer, Flipboard: "Nokia's commitment to beautiful imagery makes it an ideal partner to bring the Flipboard experience to Windows Phones worldwide."

Hipstamatic Oggl PRO

Hipstamatic Oggl PRO was designed specifically for the Nokia Lumia 1020 with a new user interface that sets it apart from the original Oggl app. Also exclusive to Hipstamatic Oggl PRO is the ability to set manual focus and exposure, reframe shots, and use auto-leveling and dual capture features that will inspire a creative approach to storytelling. Hipstamatic Oggl PRO is also equipped with the original Oggl capture and curation features, so users can easily snap and edit photos, share photos on social networks such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and Tumblr, and interact with some of the best photographers from around the world.

Lucas Buick, CEO, Hipstamatic: "Nokia is the first hardware manufacturer to build a smartphone that is a camera-first experience, and it's been exciting working with such a talented hardware team. Hipstamatic Oggl PRO on Lumia 1020 produces incredible photos, and gives unparalleled smartphone camera control to the photographer."

Path

Path, is the personal network designed to bring you closer to your friends and family and it's now coming to Windows Phone. Path with Nokia will bring more than 50 free and premium filter effects; along with high resolution & deep zoom imaging capabilities that allow users to capture and share those personal moments and every day works of art. Path users can also share their location, what music they are listening to or movie they are watching as well as express thoughts and moments, chat with private messages, and share emotions with no words through fun-loving stickers from the Path store.

Dave Morin, CEO and Co-Founder, Path: "Nokia has a long history in mobile technology at global scale - it's exciting to be a part of this chapter with them. Windows Phone is one of Path's most requested platforms and the Nokia Lumia has an amazingly sharp camera, bringing Path photo moments to life. We're excited to bring Path to Windows Phone users around the world."

Vyclone

Vyclone is a social video platform where Nokia Lumia 1020 users can easily create, sync, edit and combine multiple views of a shared moment. Vyclone instantly combines footage shot by multiple users into one elegant and collaborative multi-angle video.

David King Lassman, Co-Founder & CEO, Vyclone: "We are thrilled and honored to be one of the first Nokia partners to take advantage of the Nokia Lumia 1020's revolutionary video zoom paired with unparalleled image quality - two features that will undoubtedly take Vyclone video creation to new levels of engagement and production value."

SNAPCAM

Exclusive at launch to Windows Phone, SNAPCAM is the photo app that helps build photo stories of the events that matter in life, share photo albums with friends and then in just a few taps create stunning, full colour, photo products of your memories and have them delivered to your door to enjoy forever.

Steve Hayward, CEO, SNAPCAM: "Hundreds of millions of photos are being taken on smartphones every day and with the Nokia Lumia 1020, we can now capture our special moments in amazing detail. However, we all have too many great pictures that are simply being forgotten; sitting on phones, hard drives and in the cloud. SNAPCAM makes treasuring your memories, quick, easy, and accessible."

Panagraph.it

Panagraph, a Nokia exclusive, is an advanced photo app that utilizes multi-touch gestures to create photo mosaic images where a single image takes on the look of individual tiled shots. Shared socially, or printed large scale, the app creates stunning images that are more engaging expressions of the captured moment. 

Tim Hogan, Co-Founder, Panagraph.it: "The threshold between the exacting nature of the photo studio and real life is now much narrower. Nokia Lumia 1020 frees people to capture high resolution images in more spontaneous ways. Panagraph fully leverages the hi-fidelity Nokia Imaging SDK which allowed us to focus on creating the signature photo mosaic effect that lets people express their vision and relive those moments in a unique new way."

Yelp

Local search app Yelp delivers an immersive experience to users with a Nokia Lumia 1020, featuring an augmented reality function that enables a real-time view of Yelp reviews and star ratings through the camera lens. Users can capture and share high resolution photos, view Yelp purchased deals with Wallet, use speech to text search, and use app to app integration with HERE Maps, all without leaving the Yelp app experience.

Eric Singley, Vice President of Products, Consumer and Mobile, Yelp: "We're thrilled to partner with Nokia to bring Yelp to Windows Phone 8 and expand Yelp's availability to more users through this new platform. Yelp's vast array of rich user generated content is a perfect pairing with Nokia's great devices. We're looking forward to connecting people with great local businesses with this rich, visual mobile experience."

CNN

CNN is optimizing the CNN App for Windows Phone 8 for the Nokia Lumia 1020. Building on CNN's robust selection of news stories, images and video; panoramic interface and direct access to iReport through the app, CNN has added a number of features with the Nokia Imaging SDK.

Craig Kirkland, Sr. Director of Product Strategy, CNN Digital: "The CNN App for Windows Phone 8 continues to give consumers a great news and information experience. Through CNN's app, iReporters can share even higher quality photos and videos with the camera on the Nokia Lumia 1020."

Foursquare

Using the new Nokia Lumia 1020, Foursquare users will now be able to take high-resolution photos wherever they check in and apply one of over 50 new photo filters. These enhanced photo capabilities are a natural complement to the rich tools Foursquare provides for sharing and recording real-world experiences. Along with existing business information such as phone numbers, addresses, and operating hours, the addition of high-quality photos to merchants' listings on foursquare will help users continue to find great places around them, both at home and when travelling.

Holger Luedorf, Vice President of Business Development, Foursquare: "Foursquare's mission is to help our users make the most of where they are and where they are going, and photos at local business pages are a huge resource for people to research locations before they go there. Foursquare on Nokia Lumia 1020 will provide our users a simple way to take, enhance, and share photos of where they are, allowing them to detail their experiences and providing a valuable resource for other Foursquare users who haven't been there yet." 

 

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Zoom. Reinvented. Nokia Lumia 1020 arrives

Zoom. Reinvented. Nokia Lumia 1020 arrives

Espoo, Finland and New York, NY - Today, Nokia established a new benchmark in smartphone imaging with the arrival of the Nokia Lumia 1020, boasting a second generation 41 megapixel sensor. Unlike any smartphone in the market today the Nokia Lumia 1020 reinvents zoom, enabling people to discover more detail than the eye can see. With Nokia's innovative PureView technology, including optical image stabilization, the device is able to produce some of the sharpest images possible by any digital camera.

This is made possible by leading hardware technology combined with a new application called Nokia Pro Camera, which makes it easy for anyone to take professional quality images. Either before a picture is taken or after it has been shot, the zoom capability enables people to discover and then rediscover the personal stories each image can tell. With a beautiful interface that visually demonstrates how settings will affect the final photo or video, Nokia Pro Camera makes it easier than ever to capture, edit and share photos and videos with unrivaled clarity.

Using a new feature called dual capture, the Nokia Lumia 1020 simultaneously takes a high resolution 38 megapixel image for endless editing opportunities, and creates a 5 megapixel picture that is easy to share to social networks with Windows Phone 8.

The Nokia Lumia 1020's 41 megapixel sensor features leading ZEISS optics with six physical lenses, plus optical image stabilization, delivering crystal clear pictures even in low light conditions. It also captures blur free videos with stereo sound even at the loudest concerts thanks to Nokia Rich Recording, which handles sound pressure levels six times louder than conventional smartphone microphones.

"We want to take people on a journey from capturing pictures to recording and sharing their lives," said Stephen Elop, President and CEO, Nokia. "The Nokia Lumia 1020 will bring new meaning to pictures and continues to strengthen Nokia's leadership in imaging."

Nokia also released a new imaging software development kit (SDK) that provides key image editing features of the Nokia Lumia 1020 to developers. The SDK is available today at developer.nokia.com with a number of developers including Vyclone, Yelp and CNN integrating these features into future releases.

Hipstamatic showcased Oggl PRO, an exclusive application for the Nokia Lumia 1020 offering the most advanced smartphone camera controls for their creative community. It was also announced that popular applications Vine, Path and Flipboard will soon be available on Windows Phone.

Adding further professional capabilities and additional battery life, Nokia announced the new Nokia Camera Grip. This is an accessory that complements device features usually reserved for stand-alone cameras, like the Nokia Lumia 1020's built-in xenon flash and mechanical shutter. The Nokia Camera Grip also has a tripod mount, and is expected to be available this month for an estimated retail price of USD 79.

The personal nature of Windows Phone makes it the perfect platform for the Nokia Lumia 1020, showcasing live images on the Start screen with the Photos tile, quick sharing to social networks, and easy access to files across a number of devices with SkyDrive. With the dedicated camera button, Windows Phone is designed with imaging in mind.

To help people see what's around them and discover new places to take photos, the latest developments in LiveSight will available in HERE Maps soon. The Nokia Lumia 1020 also comes with ad and subscription free Nokia Music streaming.

The Nokia Lumia 1020 will arrive first on U.S. shores exclusively with AT&T, with sales expected to start on July 26 at a price of USD 299.99 on a two-year contract.

The Nokia Lumia 1020 is then expected to arrive in China and key European markets this quarter. Nokia plans to ship an exclusive variant of the device with Telefonica to select European and Latin American markets. The Nokia Lumia 1020 will be available in yellow, white and black.

Nokia Lumia 1020
Operating system	Windows Phone 8
HERE location services	Free global HERE Maps and HERE Drive+; Free HERE Transit available in the Store
Display	4.5" AMOLED WXGA (1280x768), 2.5 D sculpted Corning Gorilla Glass 3, PureMotion HD+, ClearBlack, high brightness mode, sunlight readability, super sensitive touch, Nokia Glance Screen
Battery	2000 mAh battery, wireless charging supported via cover
Processor	1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4
Main camera	PureView 41 MP with optical image stabilization, Resolution: 7712 x 5360. Includes Nokia Pro Camera. Xenon flash for still images, LED flash for video
Front facing camera	HD 1.2 MP wide angle
Memory	2 GB RAM, 32 GB internal memory; 7 GB free SkyDrive cloud storage

 

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Nokia to publish second quarter 2013 interim report on July 18, 2013

Nokia to publish second quarter 2013 interim report on July 18, 2013

Espoo, Finland - Nokia will publish its second quarter 2013 interim report on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at approximately 1pm Finnish time (CET+1). The release will be made available on the Nokia website.

Nokia's analyst conference call will begin at 3pm Finnish time. A webcast of the conference call will be available at http://investors.nokia.com. Media representatives can view the webcast or listen in at +1 706 634 5012, conference ID 97005081.

Nokia publishes only a summary of its interim reports in stock exchange releases. The stock exchange releases include a link to the relevant complete interim report with tables in PDF-format. The complete second quarter 2013 interim report with tables will be available at http://www.results.nokia.com/results/Nokia_results2013Q2e.pdf. Investors should not rely on summaries of our interim reports only, but should review the complete interim reports with tables.

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Changes in Nokia Corporation's own shares

Changes in Nokia Corporation's own shares

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Espoo, Finland - Based on previously announced decisions of the Board of Directors to issue shares held by the Company, 17 375 Nokia shares (NOK1V) held by the Company were today transferred to participants of Nokia's equity-based incentive plans as settlement in accordance with the plan rules.

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HERE to introduce HERE Drive+ for all Windows Phone 8 smartphones

HERE to introduce HERE Drive+ for all Windows Phone 8 smartphones

Advances in HERE Drive(+) and HERE Transit

Espoo, Finland - HERE, a Nokia business, today announced the upcoming global release of HERE Drive+ for all Windows Phone 8 smartphones. This move will extend the benefits of HERE Drive+ beyond Nokia Lumia devices to help more people navigate their lives with ease and confidence. HERE Drive+ provides access to global world-class voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation with true offline maps, enabling people to reach their destination safely even without a data connection.

"With the global release of HERE Drive+ for all Windows Phone 8 devices we will further extend our HERE business and deliver on our promise of making HERE experiences available for as many people as possible. The more people are using our location offering the better it will get for everyone," said Thom Brenner, vice president, Windows Phone applications, HERE. "At the same time this release also demonstrates our commitment to further strengthen the Windows Phone ecosystem with our maps assets."

"HERE is the global leader in maps, navigation and location services. Its maps are used in huge numbers of the dedicated GPS satellite navigation devices and imbedded in-car navigation solutions from leading manufacturers around the world," said Tim Shepherd, Senior Analyst from Canalys. "In delivering world-class navigation capabilities with HERE Drive+ to Windows Phone 8, accessible offline with global coverage available, HERE brings a highly valuable and differentiated experience to the platform and the products it serves."

Updates to HERE Drive(+) and HERE Transit

The step to broaden the availability of its navigation app correlates with new releases of HERE Drive(+) and HERE Transit, both available for download from the Windows Phone Store within the coming days. The HERE Drive(+) update introduces additional enhancements to the experience, including My Commute, an innovative feature helping to improve the everyday commute. My Commute learns daily driving habits and provides predictable and personalized commute recommendations based on current traffic conditions. HERE Drive now also comes with the option to upgrade the navigation license from local to global coverage from within the app.

The latest update to HERE Transit further simplifies public transportation, taking advantage of the Windows Phone interface with a streamlined experience and a new panorama view. This new design is making it easier for people to plan routes and access previous destinations and favorites as well as nearby transit stations. HERE Transit will also be available for non-Nokia Windows Phone 8 smartphones in selected markets.

For more information on the updates, please visit our blog.

Pricing and Availability

HERE Drive (with local navigation license) for Nokia Lumia: Available globally at no charge in the Windows Phone Store for the Nokia Lumia 720, 520 and 521 with in-app upgrade for a global navigation license for EUR 15.49*.

HERE Drive for other Windows Phone 8 smartphones: Available at no charge in the Windows Phone Store in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, UK, and US with in-app upgrade for a global navigation license for EUR 15.49*.

HERE Drive+ (with global navigation license) for Nokia Lumia: Available globally at no charge in the Windows Phone Store for the Nokia Lumia 928, 925, 920, 822, 820, 810 and 620.

HERE Drive+ for other Windows Phone 8 smartphones: Available globally in the Windows Phone Store for EUR 34.99*.

HERE Transit for Nokia Lumia: Available globally at no charge in the Windows Phone Store for all Nokia Lumia Windows Phone 8 smartphones.

HERE Transit for other Windows Phone 8 smartphones: Available in the Windows Phone Store at no charge in  Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, UK, and US. Available in the Windows Phone Store in Australia, China, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia and UAE for EUR 1.99*.

*For pricing in your local currency, please check the local Windows Phone Store in your market.

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HERE, a Nokia business, is offering the first location cloud that delivers people the world's best maps and location experiences across more screens and operating systems unified under the HERE brand. To learn more about HERE, visit http://blog.here.com

Nokia is a global leader in mobile communications whose products have become an integral part of the lives of people around the world. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people use their Nokia to capture and share experiences, access information, find their way or simply to speak to one another. Nokia's technological and design innovations have made its brand one of the most recognized in the world. For more information, visit http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia.

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HERE brings real-time traffic to Esri's global platform

HERE brings real-time traffic to Esri's global platform

Fresh data keep fleets moving

Espoo, Finland - HERE, a Nokia business, today announced that it is bringing its real-time traffic information to Esri, a market leader in Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping software used by enterprise and government fleet management companies around the world.

With HERE Traffic, Esri will enhance its web and cloud location platform with more precise location data for intelligent routing. Fleet operators will be able to better manage problems as they occur in real time, re-routing fleets when traffic unexpectedly hits, and providing alerts when pickup or delivery delays occur.

With congestion in the top 100 highway bottlenecks getting worse, real time traffic information helps fleets avoid traffic hotspots so that they get can get to their destinations faster and more safely.*

"For 10 years, Esri and HERE have had the shared goal of enhancing safety and increasing the efficiency of fleet operations by offering the most accurate transportation information on more roads than any other provider across the world," said Chris Cappelli, Director of Sales at Esri. "Launching real-time traffic from HERE on Esri's platform for our ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS for Transportation Analytics software products will offer a deeper level of logistic and analytic capabilities for enterprise and government fleet companies."

Real-time traffic is one of the services that HERE delivers based on the data it gathers from a wealth of sources, including the world's largest compilation of both commercial and consumer probe data, the world's largest fixed proprietary sensor network, event-based data collected from government and commercial sources, and billions of historical traffic records.

"Dependable real-time traffic information is crucial to improving fleet operations strategy today and for the long-term," said Roy Kolstad, Vice President for Mobile, Web and Enterprise in North America at HERE. "Our traffic offering will complement HERE map content, which Esri has been using for a decade. Through this combination of traffic and map content, Esri will be able to provide a richer location-based analytics offering that will help businesses make more informed decisions."

The freshness of that data enables HERE Traffic to provide a more accurate picture of traffic conditions. HERE currently processes 20 billion real-time GPS probe points a month, with almost half of all the data less than 1 minute old and more than three-quarters less than 5 minutes old.

"Traffic data is the single most important telematics application," said Roger C. Lanctot, Associate Director in the Global Automotive Practice for Strategy Analytics. "Whether for fleets or consumers, traffic data is essential to determining the fastest or most efficient route and HERE's expanding relationships on the enterprise side are significant.  Traffic information is core to maximizing uptime and essential for alternative fuel vehicles such as EVs."

ArcGIS Online, http://www.arcgis.com, and ArcGIS for Transport Analytics, http://esri.com/arcgis4transport, are two GIS products supported by Esri's platform. The ease of accessing this powerful content will allow ArcGIS users to quickly embed traffic-aware routing into any application.

*U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Public Affairs FHWA 2011:  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pressroom/fhwa1151.cfm

About HERE and Nokia
HERE, a Nokia business, is offering the first location cloud that delivers people the world's best maps and location experiences across more screens and operating systems unified under the HERE brand. To learn more about HERE, visit http://blog.here.com

Nokia is a global leader in mobile communications whose products have become an integral part of the lives of people around the world. Every day, more than 1.3 billion people use their Nokia to capture and share experiences, access information, find their way or simply to speak to one another. Nokia's technological and design innovations have made its brand one of the most recognized in the world. For more information, visit http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia.

About Esri
Since 1969, Esri has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS technology, Esri software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. Esri applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. Esri is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at esri.com/news.

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Nokia expands portfolio of highly affordable, 3G mobile phones

Nokia expands portfolio of highly affordable, 3G mobile phones

Nokia 207, Nokia 208 and Nokia 208 Dual SIM offer performance, versatility and quality

Espoo, Finland - Nokia today expanded its range of classically designed mobile phones with the launch of three new, high-performing handsets. The Nokia 207, Nokia 208 and Nokia 208 Dual SIM combine the familiar 'candybar' design with Nokia's signature bold colors and 3.5G-capable Internet speeds. Popular social apps, smarter imaging and productivity features such as Internet-sharing and Mail for Exchange support make these phones some of the most versatile at their price point; perfect for people balancing work and play.

"The Nokia 207 and Nokia 208 are designed for people who like a classic phone and traditional keypad but don't want to miss out on smartphone experiences, like staying connected to social media and accessing the Internet," said Timo Toikkanen, executive vice president, Mobile Phones, Nokia. "As our most affordable 3G devices yet, the Nokia 207 and Nokia 208 offer a perfect balance of performance, features and quality."

Smarter features deliver greater versatility

The Nokia 207 and Nokia 208 are ideal for use on-the-go, with a familiar, alphanumeric keypad for speedy texts and messaging, and Mail for Exchange for staying on top of work email and calendar appointments. The Transfer app, available today in the Nokia Store, allows people to sync contacts directly from their smartphone* and transforms the Nokia 207 and Nokia 208 into secondary or companion devices, perfect for travel. The Nokia 208 Dual SIM has the added benefit of Nokia's Easy Swap technology, allowing people to change SIM cards without turning off the device, to take advantage of more favorable tariffs.

Consistent with devices across the Nokia Mobile Phones portfolio, the Nokia 207 and Nokia 208 offer faster and more affordable mobile Internet experiences. Support for 3G coupled with the data compression available with Nokia Xpress Browser help people enjoy rich mobile experiences at lower cost. These experiences include top social apps such as WhatsApp**, Facebook and Twitter, alongside video streaming through YouTube and Vuclip. For even greater versatility, people can also use the Nokia 207 and Nokia 208 as a portable modem, simply by connecting the device to their laptop via a USB cable for Internet sharing anywhere, anytime.

Playful imaging features and Nokia durability add to versatility

The smart camera features of the Nokia 208 make taking pictures more enjoyable, with voice-guided self-portrait, sequential shot and panorama mode giving people more playful imaging options. Sharing photos is a breeze with the Slam feature that allows people to share images with another Bluetooth-enabled device in just a few clicks.

The Nokia 207 and Nokia 208 deliver outstanding battery life - up to 33 days of standby time for the Nokia 207 and Nokia 208, and up to 20 days of standby time for the Nokia 208 Dual SIM - helping people stay connected for longer. Easy to clean and scratch-proof, the handsets are durable for everyday use as well as more extreme conditions, such as  hot or dusty environments.

The Nokia 208 will be available in single SIM and Easy Swap Dual SIM variants. The Nokia 207 will be available as a single SIM option without a camera in Europe. Available colours include red, cyan, yellow, white and black. The estimated retail price for the Nokia 207 and Nokia 208 is 68 USD (52 Euros) and they are expected to start shipping during third quarter of 2013.

Read more about the Nokia 207 and Nokia 208 on Nokia Conversations: http://conversations.nokia.com/?p=126841

* Including the Nokia Lumia range, Windows Phone 8 and most Android smartphones.
** Initially available for Nokia 208 Single SIM variant.

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