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Nokia set to withdraw completely from Japanese handset market

Nokia is reported to be ready to close its Vertu luxury mobile phone outlets in Japan
July 5, 2011 Written by

Nokia’s gradual withdrawal from the Japanese market looks set to continue, with rumours that the vendor is set to withdraw its Vertu range of “luxury” handsets and services due, apparently, to the brand’s inability to compete with smartphones.

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Nokia launches premium mobile service in Japan

January 26, 2009 Written by James Middleton

Finnish handset vendor Nokia has announced plans to launch mobile services in Japan, using its Vertu luxury handset brand as a platform. The world’s biggest handset vendor is understood to be piggybacking on NTT DoCoMo’s 3G network in order to provide MVNO services to Japanese consumers. The operation is being run by Nokia Siemens Networks [...]

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