Nokia has said that it was able to prematurely close the deal for the sale of the division in charge of mapping service Nokia . Service was purchased by German automaker Audi AG, BMW Groupe and Daimler AG.
Recall that in early August of this year, Nokia announced the sale of units . It was originally planned that the transaction will be completed only in the first quarter of 2016, after receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals. Srvice was valued at 2.8 billion euros. Of these, Nokia will receive 2.5 billion as 300 million. Will go to pay debts .
Mapping service is used in navigation systems (Garmin, BMW, Nissan and others.) And is also available through a browser and applications for smart phones on different platforms. It is represented in 196 countries, supports navigation with voice guidance in 96 countries, as well as to 41 countries when available information about traffic jams.
Now, after the sale , Nokia is composed of two parts - Nokia Networks and Nokia Technologies. The first deals with the development of telecommunications equipment and software for networks with broadband access, and the second - is developing various technologies and their licensing deals. For example, Nokia Technologies develops Nokia C1 - the first Nokia smartphone after the sale of its mobile business to Microsoft.