There are some reports from Japan which suggest that Nokia is planning to take a leap into the unknown, as the Finnish company is planning to start its own mobile network in Japan that will offer handsets as well as monthly plans behind them.

Yomiuri Shimbun (a newspaper) says that Nokia is about to start a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) service and will use an infrastructure leased from NTT DoCoMo in February next year.

But the report says that the MVNO is not going to compete with existing operators in Japan directly and it will leverage Nokia’s Vertu brand to target the extreme high end of the market.

This new venture will most probably be irrelevant to ordinary Japanese phone users, as the Vertu handsets will be available with the price tag of ¥5 million (£35,000) each. Read the rest of this entry »

Nokia, the top mobile phone manufacturer launched two all new mobile phones targeting the growing and newly emerging mobile devices markets this week. Nokia’s new models, the “Nokia-2600 classic” and the “Nokia-1209” have been priced below $100.

Shipping of the “Nokia-2600 Classic” mobile phone has already been started. It will cost $95 to the consumer. This model will be available in the markets within this first quarter of the year only. This model would facilitate the consumers with all the key features that are normally present in modern mobile phones but “at an affordable price”, says Nokia.

‘Nokia- 2600 classic’ has some interesting features to attract the customers. It comes with a colorful and changeable Xpress-on cover, MP3 ring tones, an FM radio, and a built-in digital camera with a Video Graphics Array display.

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