Nokia To Launch At Least 4 Phones On Tuesday - Report
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STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Mobile phone giant Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK - news) (NOK) plans to unveil at least four new models Tuesday at the CeBIT technology fair in Germany , a Swedish telecommunications newsletter reported Monday, citing industry sources.
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Telekom Online said the models would include follow-ups to Nokia's 6310 and 9210 models, as well as a new phone aimed at gaming enthusiasts.
In an interview, Telekom Online editor Mats Sjoedin said the 9210i will, like the 9210 Communicator, have a color screen. But he said the other three phones would not, and he said he was not aware of any plans by Nokia to introduce other color screen models on Tuesday.
Sjoedin said the details on the new phones had come from retailers and manufacturers in the industry.
Nokia spokesman Tapio Hedman declined to comment on the report.
Finland -based Nokia is the world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones. It has said it plans to begin shipping more than 20 new phone models in the first half of 2002, but has so far unveiled only 14 of those phones, which include its 7650 model, which will have a color screen and a built-in digital camera.
Nokia has been expected to launch new color-screen phones to counter Telefon AB LM Ericsson's (ERICY) color-screen T68 model, which Ericsson says has sold briskly since its introduction last year.
The absence of a new color screen model in Tuesday's line-up would likely be a disappointment to investors.
In addition to the 9210i, Telekom Online said Nokia is likely to unveil the 6310i, which will be the company's first triple-band model, allowing it to be used in both the U.S. and Europe; the 3410, a follow-up to the 3330 that will be aimed at game enthusiasts and will support Enhanced Messaging Services; and the 3510, which will support Multimedia Messaging. |
