Nokia’s 14 Years of Mobile-Phone Supremacy Ended in an Afternoon
Summary
IEEE Spectrum’s piece traces Nokia’s rise to dominance in the mobile phone era, its rapid decline with the advent of iPhone and Android, and the subsequent pivot to other businesses. It covers milestones from the 3210/3310 era through the 5800 and N9, the Lumia/Windows Phone strategy, the Microsoft acquisition, and finally Nokia’s shift to telecom infrastructure. The story emphasizes strategic missteps and the cost of failing to commercialize R&D in a fast-moving market.