Step up your mobile experience with the Nokia 1 and Nokia 8110 4G

Today’s fast-paced, digital-driven world may connect and empower people in new and exciting ways not known nor explored in the past. But it also creates a gap for those who find it difficult to keep up with the latest technology. Sometimes some find new technologies and devices inaccessible and complicated, causing them to be left out of the digital world.

HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, brings reliable mobile phones that deliver not only innovation but also technology with a purpose—technology that is accessible to everyone.

Shannon Mead, country manager of HMD Global Philippines, said:
“We make sure that at HMD Global, we provide mobile experience customized to the needs and style of our diverse markets. More than the promise of innovation, we create technology that is accessible and reliable without compromising premium quality. The Nokia 1 and Nokia 8110 4G are innovations designed to optimize experience with functions and features that can keep up with any pace.”

Nokia 1: The complete first smartphone

Designed for first-time smartphone users, the Nokia 1 is equipped with a quad-core processor, front and rear cameras, 4G connectivity and dual-SIM support, elevating the feature phone experience in an accessible smartphone package.

With the Nokia 1, stepping up to smarter mobile experience has never been easier. Packed in a refreshingly familiar design and promising the reassuring quality of a Nokia phone, the Nokia 1 also brings back Xpress-on covers, allowing users to personalize their phones through a range of playful, vibrant colors.

Running on the latest Android Oreo™ (Go edition), a version of Android for devices with 1GB RAM or less, the Nokia 1 comes with a new range of apps from Google designed to run faster while consuming less data. With fewer pre-installed and much lighter apps on Android Oreo™ (Go edition), you get 2x more available storage out of the box.

Nokia 8110 4G: The hero sidekick

Whether it’s to minimize the daily digital buzz or to find the perfect companion phone that’s ready to take on everyday challenges, the Nokia 8110 delivers more than an ordinary feature phone can offer. This newest member of the Originals family brings a familiar and easy-to-use classic interface with an intuitive tactile keypad and slide-to-answer and end-call features, plus an addictive upgraded Snake game.

The Nokia 8110 is a durable phone that delivers crystal-clear VoLTE calls. With its 4G connectivity, users can access apps such as Google Assistant, Google Maps, Google Search, Facebook and Twitter while performing basic tasks such as sending and receiving emails, importing contacts, and syncing calendar with Outlook and Gmail. The Wi-Fi capability lets Nokia 8110 serve as a portable hotspot, letting you share internet connection with up to 10 devices at once.

Reliability amid changing times
Packed with all the qualities expected of a Nokia phone, the Nokia 1 and Nokia 8110 4G are breakthroughs of accessible technology focused on elevating user experience. The phones’ design and performance emphasize durability and reliability to cater to the needs of their target users.

The Nokia 1 is available in Warm Red and Dark Blue while the Nokia 8110 4G comes in Traditional Black and Banana Yellow. Both come at an affordable price of PHP3,990.

About HMD Global

Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, HMD Global Oy is the home of Nokia phones. HMD designs and markets a range of smartphones and feature phones targeted at a range of consumers and price points. With a commitment to innovation and quality, HMD is the proud exclusive licensee of the Nokia brand for phones and tablets. For further information, see www.hmdglobal.com.

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UP and Nokia open world-class learning facility in Telecommunications Engineering

Manila, Philippines -- 06 April 2015 -- The University of the Philippines (UP), the country’s premier higher education institution, in partnership with Nokia-Manila Technology Center (Nokia-Manila TC) has recently inaugurated a new engineering laboratory in its Diliman campus in an effort to provide quality hands-on education and training to telecommunications engineering students.

Located within the university’s Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (EEEI), the UP-Nokia Telecommunications Engineering Laboratory features Nokia Networks’ state-of-the-art equipment, including a radio access network that can connect user devices to one of Nokia Networks core network in Asia. A full class can experience the equipment, providing them with real-life experience on telecommunications operations.

The new learning facility helps the state university stay true to as one of the few centers of excellence and development in the Philippines. "Wireless and cellular telecommunications are normally just taught from textbooks,” said EEEI Director Dr. Joel Marciano Jr. “But with the new laboratory our students will actually see the interaction between mobile phones and base stations. It’s experiential, hands-on learning that will be even more effective.”

The laboratory also marks a new chapter in UP and Nokia-Manila TC’s long-standing partnership when the two institutions first launched the Teach In the University Program with the same aim of raising the country’s telecommunications education.

 “The initial interaction and knowledge-sharing between our students, faculty and Nokia engineers is now further enhanced by this facility, which provides opportunities to experience real-world scenarios towards studying creative and innovative solutions. The laboratory is also intended to support relevant research activities in telecommunications engineering and networks as part of our roadmap,” Marciano added.

 “The topnotch equipment will enable students to have a hands-on training and experience on radio resource management, radio resource control, packet scheduler, load control, code allocation, power control, handover control, mobility management, session management, air interface architectures, cellular systems, and many other Telecom-specific subjects which naturally wouldn’t be available in books alone,” said Teodor Drobcsak, head of Nokia-Manila TC.

Nigel Waters,  Country Manager of Philippines, Nokia Networks said Nokia is honored about this new partnership milestone and believes that the laboratory will be able to augment the talent that Filipinos have when it comes to telecommunications innovation and development.

“The laboratories that we have down the road and the collaboration we have established with the University of the Philippines really puts the Philippines at the forefront of that development,” Waters said.

Aside from the aim of further improving the engineering curriculum of UP and giving students the chance to experience firsthand real end-to-end mobile wireless networks, Drobcsak said the laboratory is also Nokia’s way of expressing their gratitude to UP for producing the best telecommunications engineers.

“We have such profound respect and gratitude to the University of the Philippines for giving us the best talents in software engineering and telecommunications. By donating this laboratory, we hope that UP will produce and educate even more talents which will become the future of the country’s Telecom industry,” said Drobcsak.

Waters said the laboratory will solidify Nokia’s long-term commitment to UP and the Philippines. “Our collaboration and our support of the university here really is a mark of how committed we are to the Philippines, how excited we are to partner with UP and with EEEI, and how the instructional labs here at UP can help and inspire the next generation of Filipino talents to really take the leadership position in the area of technology and innovation,” Waters concludes.

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