This is the first deal Nokia has penned with a Chinese company, hinting that Nokia might be looking to spread its brand reach in attempts to make innovative tech available to more people. But this new partnership with Xiaomi could mean huge new opportunities in AR, VR, and AI for both of the companies and consumers alike. And the company already started promoting AR being used (Opens in a new tab) in a business-to-business setting at Mobile World Congress (MWC) event in Barcelona.įor example, field engineers can put on the AR glasses to help them resolve problems with live instructions to manage their network.

Nokia already has a VR camera called OZO (Opens in a new tab) with eight fisheye lenses that lets users process, stitch, and encode videos with RAW footage while also allowing live broadcasting. On top of all of that, the Xiaomi-Nokia team will explore new options for augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and artificial intelligence (AI). The combination of the two means entirely new possibilities for IoT opportunities for both companies. Nokia is a leader in network infrastructure equipment. Xiaomi is a leader in the Internet of Things (IoT) - a network of everyday objects that connect to the internet - with over 8 million daily connected devices. The partnership, at least on paper, appears to be a perfect match.

Some of the main reasons this Nokia-Xiaomi partnership went down is so that they can work together in burgeoning tech industries like the Internet of Things and virtual reality. The deal includes a new business collaboration and patent agreement that gives each company cross-licensing privileges to the other company's cellular standard patents. The Nokia 3310 is no match for Glastonbury festival

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