Nokia Named Mobile Manufacturer of the Year
by Darla
Nokia, the world's leading mobile handset
manufacturer, came out on top at this year's Mobile Retailer Awards
held in London, winning the awards for Manufacturer of the Year and
Business Handset of the Year.
The
judging panel of industry experts awarded Nokia the coveted title of
Manufacturer of the Year as a result of the strides it's taken to
enhance its unrivaled product range in the past 12 months. This
included its launch of the Nokia NSeries sub-brand, its entrance into
new territories through its music and youth platforms and development
of its classic and ESeries handsets.
The
panel of industry experts, who awarded Nokia the top prize, highlighted
Nokia's commitment to producing 'good, handsets' and its 'appetite for
innovation', which they said some rivals appear to lack.
Nokia
also received praise for its dedication to mobile trade professionals;
including its Academy training programme for dealers, which provides
hands-on product training with yet-to-be-released handsets - described
by the judging panel as 'the 'finest independent training this industry
offers.'
Nokia was
also presented with the Business Handset of the Year award for the
Nokia 6230i. The Nokia 6230i scooped the prize by offering a business
focused product that not only providing functions business users look
for - long battery life, ease of use, reliability and car kit
compatibility - but also a desirable handset, in design and style.
Commenting
on the win Mark Squires, Communications Director of Nokia UK, said:
"Everyone at Nokia has worked very hard in the past 12 months to cement
our position as the number one manufacturer and to produce a range of
handsets which not only appeal across the board, but provide
outstanding usability and innovative features. It's great to receive
recognition for this hard work - especially when it originates from our
colleagues in the mobile retail industry."
via: Press Release
via: Press Release
This is interesting, since Wired just took them off "The Wired 40":
http://wired.com/wired/archive/14.07/wired40.html?pg=3&topic=wired40&topic_set=
Posted by: dthree | July 13, 2006 at 11:39 AM