HMD Denies End Of Nokia Phones: A Glimpse Of The Legacy of Nokia
New Delhi: HMD rebranded the Nokia Mobile website to HMD in January 2024, introducing a multi-brand strategy. This also led to several online reports hinting it is the end of the Nokia brand, which HMD Global cleared.
“I am sure you may have seen that at HMD, we are updating our channels from ‘Nokia Mobile’ to ‘HMD’. This change is more than just a new name; we’re introducing a fresh new multi-brand strategy,” HMD Global stated
“You will continue to see new Nokia phones. True to our ideals, HMD will continue to build more sustainable and cheap phones,” the business further promised, adding that fresh releases of Nokia phones will really occur later this year.
With Nokia and HMD phones now confirmed to coexist together, let us take a look back at the legacy of Nokia up until 2024.
Nokia: The Beginning
Nokia’s initial story began in 1865, nowhere near the world of technology. It was founded in Finland as a wood pulp mill; it diversified into rubber, cables, and electronics in the 20th century.
The turning point came in 1967 when Nokia entered the mobile phone industry. Early models were bulky and niche, but innovation continued.
By the 1980s, Nokia had established itself as a major player in the Nordic mobile market, pioneering the NMT network, one of the world’s first cellular systems.
The 1990s witnessed Nokia’s meteoric rise. The iconic Nokia 3310, launched in 2000, became a global phenomenon, solidifying its reputation for reliability and durability.
Strategic acquisitions, like Digital Equipment Corporation’s mobile phone division in 1998, propelled Nokia to the top of the mobile phone market by 1998, holding a solid market share of over 50%.
