Nokia Announces Dopplr Purchase

Espoo, Finland-based mobile phone maker Nokia announced has today that it has acquired Dopplr Oy, a mobile service provider aimed at those who travel around the world. The new acquisition has been already rumored to have happened last week, yet it is only now that the two companies decided to go official with their deal.

No details on the value of the transaction have been announced, but TechCrunch reported a few days ago that Nokia had paid a sum between €10 million and €15 million ($15 million to $22 million) for Dopplr. For the time being, Nokia hasn't said anything about the reasons behind the acquisition, especially since the firm is a very small one.

In case you have never heard of Dopplr before, you might want to know that the company has two offices, one in London and one in Helsinki, and that there are seven people who work as its employees. At the same time, it should be noted that the company says about itself that it is “a service for smart travelers,” and that it comes as a collection of travel patterns and preferences from travelers around the world.

According to the Finnish phone maker, “the Dopplr team brings to Nokia's Services unit unique know-how in creating Internet-based communities and showing their journeys, experiences and tastes collectively on the web.” At the same time, Nokia also notes that the current Dopplr service hasn't been altered by the purchase, and that it is still available on Dopplr website and on the platforms on which it is integrated.

As many of you might already know, Nokia has been purchasing a series of small companies lately, something that most probably has something to do with its recently announced plans to revamp its business and focus on the services it delivers to users. Some of the latest rumors, unconfirmed yet, suggested that Nokia would be interested in purchasing Palm.