Rare NOKIA Factory Tour 1999 Mobile Phones Computer Displays Finland, Electronics 4k cell

Rare behind the scenes factory footage of NOKIA Mobile Phone and Computer Display manufacturing with with high tech robotics. Factory workers in Finland and Hungary over 25 years ago! Great views of Automation in assembling Electronic equipment. This found footage has been lost for years. Restored to 4k. Nokia was one of the world leaders in mobile phone technology by the 1990's. Film shows the 7110 and 8210 Nokia phones being manufactured, as well as networking and wireless systems, high quality video display systems. Focus is on the 1999 to 2000 time frame.
Film includes original factory locations in Finland and Hungary, original factory sounds, full color, but no narration. An impressive look at factory automation from the height of Nokia's mobile phone empire. (Computer History Archives Project - CHAP, for educational review and comment only.) "Nokia" name is licensed to HMD Global Oy, of Finland, who produces phones today under that name.

Background:
Nokia's journey into mobile phones began in the 1980s, evolving from a diverse Finnish corporation with its origins in pulp mills and rubber products. Their early forays included the Mobira Talkman, a bulky car phone, and the Mobira Cityman, one of the first truly portable phones. However, it was the 1990s that saw Nokia truly rise to prominence. With iconic models like the Nokia 2110, the first to feature the distinctive Nokia ringtone, and later the virtually indestructible Nokia 3310, the company revolutionized mobile communication. Their focus on user-friendly interfaces, long battery life, and robust designs resonated with consumers globally, establishing Nokia as the undisputed market leader through much of the decade and into the early 2000s.

The turn of the millennium brought continued success for Nokia, driven by innovation in design and the introduction of new features such as color screens, cameras, and internet connectivity. Their Symbian operating system powered a vast array of smartphones, from the N-series multimedia devices to the E-series business phones. However, despite their dominant position, Nokia was slow to adapt to the seismic shift brought about by the iPhone and Android platforms in the late 2000s. Their reliance on Symbian and initial reluctance to fully embrace touchscreens and a rich app ecosystem ultimately led to a rapid decline in market share, culminating in the sale of their mobile phone business to Microsoft in 2014.
However, Microsoft was unable to make its phone business sufficiently viable and on May 18, 2016, Microsoft announced a significant divestiture from its mobile phone ambitions, agreeing to sell its entry-level feature phone assets to FIH Mobile Ltd., a subsidiary of Hon Hai/Foxconn Technology Group, and a newly established Finnish company called HMD Global Oy.

HMD Global was founded by former Nokia and Microsoft mobile executives and has an exclusive license to use the Nokia brand on mobile phones and tablets. This marked the return of Nokia-branded phones to the market, but this time running on the Android operating system. HMD Global has since been releasing a range of Nokia smartphones and feature phones.