Nokia was a mobile phone giant that, as time went by, became more focused on networking and telecommunications in general. For many, its downturn in the cell phone market represented a failure: for the Finnish company, it is only a preview on the road, in what is to come… the end of smartphones
In recent remarks, Nishant Batra, Nokia’s director of strategy and technology, believes that mobile phones will be obsolete in a few years, and that the main bet will be for another type of technology: the metaverse and virtual reality devices.
The possibility of Putting on some glasses and going to meetings virtually, be they work, family or among friends, is the future of the market.
It even sets an expiration time for smartphones: the 2030s.
Nokia points to the future
Batra chatted with The Spokeman portal this year, referring to the future of telecommunications.
“Widespread adoption of the technology by both corporations and consumers will be critical for it to really take off, and this will also depend on the availability of affordable, ergonomic and wirelessly connected VR and AR devices.” Consider the executive.
Although at present it seems that Meta, the company of Mark Zuckerberg, represents the most sore face of the Metaverse, due to the economic problems that the Facebook parent company is going through, Batra points out that this is the right path.
Nokia believes that innovations in devices and solutions inspired by the Metaverse They are a growth opportunity for business.
Faced with how slowly technology from the Metaverse is entering society, Batra judges that it is only a matter of time. “The adoption of each generation is faster than the previous generation, not just a little. It’s exponentially different.”
An ally for Nokia in promoting the Metaverse: Apple
Apple agrees with Nokia’s vision, notes Applesphere. “Individual screens can become obsolete very little”, according to the portal, compared to devices such as the Reality One, the Reality Pro, the rOS, realityOS or xrOS.
For Applesfera, “Apple will hit the table with its new extended reality product, whatever it’s called (…) much of what we take for granted today will make much less sense.”
