Novero

novero

Type	Private
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	2008
Founder(s)	Razvan Olosu
Headquarters	Düsseldorf, Germany
Key people	Razvan Olosu: CEO Uwe Pertz, Vice President, Products and Marketing Yrjo Kemppi, Vice President, Europe May Lee, Vice President, Asia
Products	Bluetooth Automotive
Website	www.novero.com

Background

Novero is a wireless company making Bluetooth products for consumer and automotive clients. Novero has customers including Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ford of Europe, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Nokia and others.^{[citation needed]}

Founded in 2008 by Romanian entrepreneur Razvan Olosu, via a management buyout^[1] of Nokia’s Automotive Group, novero is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany with offices, design labs and manufacturing facilities across Europe, North America and Asia.

Products

Product Name	Date	Description
TheFirstOne	Feb. 2009	Bluetooth Headset
TheTalkyOne	Feb. 2010	Bluetooth Speakerphone
TheTravelOne	Feb. 2010	Universal Wall Charger
TheCarOne	Feb. 2010	Car Charger
TheTrustyOne	Feb. 2010	Aftermarket, in-car Bluetooth Audio Solution
TheTrulyOne	Mar. 2010	Aftermarket, in-car Bluetooth Audio Solution
Victoria	May 2010	Luxury Bluetooth jewelry accessory
Lexington	Sep 2010	Fashion Bluetooth headset
Madison	TBD 2011	Video eyewear
Tour	Apr 2011	Headphones

Company Timeline

• June 2008 – Management buyout from Nokia completed^[2]
• June 2008 – novero founded
• Feb. 2009 – TheFirstOne Bluetooth earpiece announced
• July 2009 – TheFirstOne, Bluetooth earpiece launched^[3]
• Nov. 2009 – Acquisition of MobinTech^[4]
• Dec. 2009 – TheTalkyOne, Bluetooth speakerphone announced^[5]

• Dec. 2009 – TheTravelOne & TheCarOne, wireless accessories announced^[5]

• Dec. 2009 – TheTrustyOne & TheTrulyOne, aftermarket, in-car Bluetooth products announced^[5]
• Feb. 2010 – Lexington, Bluetooth headset announced^[6]
• Mar. 2010 – TheTalkyOne, TheTravelOne, TheCarOne launched^[7]
• May 2010 – Victoria announced^[8]
• Jan 2011 – Madison announced^[9]

External links

• Not Brad Pitt? Here's TheFirstOne WirelessWeek
• TheFirstOne Product Review CNET

References

1. ^ Not Brad Pitt? Here's TheFirstOne, Wireless Week, 2009-07-28, http://www.wirelessweek.com/News/2009/07/Not-Brad-Pitt-TheFirstOne/, retrieved 2010-04-26 
2. ^ "Transfer of Nokia's line fit automotive business to novero GmbH completed" (Press release). Nokia. 2008-06-16. http://press.nokia.com/PR/200806/1228397_5.html. Retrieved 2010-04-26. 
3. ^ "novero Challenges Convention, Crafts Beautiful Mobile Accessories" (Press release). novero. 2009-07-28. http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090728005253&newsLang=en. Retrieved 2010-04-26. 
4. ^ "novero Continues Aggressive Growth Plans, Acquires Mobintech" (Press release). novero. 2009-11-23. http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20091123006444&newsLang=en. Retrieved 2010-04-26. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} "novero Announces Array of Products for Wireless Lifestyles" (Press release). novero. 2009-12-15. http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20091215005460&newsLang=en. Retrieved 2010-04-26. 
6. ^ "novero Showcases the Modern Man’s Bluetooth Headset" (Press release). novero. 2010-12-16. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100216006251/en/novero-Showcases-Modern-Man%E2%80%99s-Bluetooth-Headset. Retrieved 2010-04-26. 
7. ^ "novero Unveils Slim Speakerphone and Striking World and Car Chargers" (Press release). novero. 2010-03-02. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100302006035/en/novero-Unveils-Slim-Speakerphone-Striking-World-Car. Retrieved 2010-04-26. 
8. ^ "novero Unveils a New Era in Communication and Artistry" (Press release). novero. 2010-05-12. http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100512005804&newsLang=en. Retrieved 2010-05-14. 
9. ^ "novero Announces Madison, Readies Portfolio for CES" (Press release). novero. 2011-01-05. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110105007038/en/novero-Announces-Madison-Readies-Portfolio-CES. Retrieved 2011-01-05.