Jolla, the Finnish company that spun off from Nokia and developed Sailfish, an open mobile OS based on MeeGo and Mer Core open source projects, is establishing its R&D operations in China mainland in order to lead the Sailfish Alliance development and ecosystem.
At the other hand, Huawei Technologies, a Chinese multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in China (largest telecommunications equipment maker in the world after they overtook Ericsson some time ago) is about to open up a major R&D facility in Helsinki, with an eye on mobile device development and an investment of about $90 million.
Are these announcements close related? Or is it just a coincidence? Will Huawei become the secret strategic partner of Jolla Mobile? Only time will tell. In the meanwhile, please pay a visit to the just opened Jolla Website and vote your favourite logo for the company behind the next mobile ecosystem.
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