2y ago

TIL Nokia has owned Bell Labs since 2016, and still does a lot of Telecom stuff

en.wikipedia.org

Bell Labs - Wikipedia

The Nokia logo was also redesigned last year to represent a pivot away from making smartphones. Nokia acquired Bell Labs in 2016 as part of its acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent.

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dantheclamman @lemmy.world

7mo ago

Bell Labs (where transistors, lasers, PV cells, C, C++, Unix and countless other tech was developed, now managed by Nokia)

en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bell_Labs

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Highly recommend The Idea Factory by Jon Gertner. It is a fantastic book about Bell Labs in its heyday.
Nokia is actually trying to block Reddit's IPO over patent infringement:
https://www.reuters.com/technology/reddit-says-nokia-accused-it-patent-infringement-2024-03-19/
A lot of good tech came out of Bell Labs back in the day, including Unix, which eventually led to Linux. Nokia used to make solid hardware. I wonder if there's anything great left in these organizations.
- Unix isn't even one of their biggest inventions, bell laboratory is responsible for transistors, solar panels, and lasers.
  
  Don't forget the bell.
  
  Aren't they also tangentially responsible for finding the CMB?
- I fear their business model is just suing everyone over patents now. Many of their suits have been cited as holding telecommunications methods hostage without negotiating fair use licensing fees.
  
  What a pity.
- Nokia's currently a telecom company which, among other things, licenses 5G tech.

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