HMD Global to establish its own HMD smartphone brand
HMD Global has been launching smartphones under the Nokia brand for the past six years. The independent Finnish company plans to expand its portfolio and will introduce phones with its own HMD brand.
The announcement comes from Jean-Francois Baril, the Co-founder, Chairman and CEO of HMD Global. The executive revealed on their LinkedIn page both HMD and Nokia phones will co-exist, and customers should expect a collaboration âwith exciting new partnersâ as well.
In a lengthy post, Baril stated that HMD Global is âthe fastest growing 5G smartphone manufacturer year on yearâ and a leader in sustainability with the repairable Nokia devices that have been launched in the past twelve months.
The company is now ready âto enter the market independently to create a new world for telecommunications focused on consumer needsâ.
HMD prides itself on being âone of the largest smartphone companies in Europeâ and will soon start delivering âhigh-quality, affordable mobile devicesâ to consumers globally. The statement had no details with an actual timeline, but we expect one to be revealed soon.