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October 28, 2005
Nokia zeros in on emerging markets with affordable phones
Nokia launched four new CDMA handsets on Wednesday, including two aimed specifically at fast-growing emerging markets where its sales has been rising rapidly.
CDMA, or Code Division Multiple Access, is the world's second most common phone technology after GSM, or Global System for Mobile Communications, and is common in Latin America, the United States and parts of Asia.
The cheaper 1255 and 2355 phones aimed at emerging markets have features not usually available on lower-cost phones, Nokia said in a statement released in Brazil.
The 1255 has a two-way hands-free speakerphone and voice recorder and allows up to four hours of talk time and 10 days of standby time.
The folding-type 2355 phone has a color screen, FM radio and a flashlight. Both are expected to go onto the shelves in the first quarter of next year.
Posted by admin at October 28, 2005 07:52 AM