Ixonos expands R&D of smartphones in Jyväskylä
Lehtikuva / Kimmo Mäntylä Demand for more intelligent programs increases as mobile computers become more common.Ixonos Plc, a company specialized in smartphone programming, establishes a new next-generation smartphone design unit in Jyväskylä. At the same time Ixonos will extend the R&D of smartphones in Finland.
In the new unit, Ixonos will develop smartphones for international device manufacturers and operators based on new, powerful chipsets from the world's leading technology suppliers and on the Android and Symbian operating systems. Ixonos is already a partner of Nokia.
-The smartphone market is currently in a highly transitional period. New chipsets, open operating systems and user-friendlier user interfaces as well as the productization of software all change the competitive situation between device manufacturers and boosts the demand for new R&D services, says Kari Happonen, President and CEO of Ixonos.
In connection with establishing the new unit, Ixonos purchases the equipment of Nokia Corporation's mobile phone R&D laboratory in Jyväskylä. The equipment Ixonos acquires with this deal includes mechanical engineering hardware, an RF and antenna measurement laboratory, facilities for the measurement of audio, cameras and displays, as well as devices and robot units for the testing of mobile devices.
Ixonos will hire 20 specialists in mechanical engineering, electronics design, and R&D for its new unit in Jyväskylä by the end of the year. The company plans to increase the unit's specialist staff to several dozens during 2010.
In addition to Helsinki, Ixonos operates also in six other cities in Finland. The company's international operations take place in China, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Britain, Slovakia and the United States. Last year Ixonos, which has been listed in HELSINGIN PÖRSSI had a turnover of over 75 million Euros and business profit of 6,1 million Euros. The company employs over 900 professionals.
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