LONDON (Reuters) - HMD Global, the licensee of Nokia-branded smartphones, has become the first major smartphone company to manufacture devices in Europe, with its first 5G model made in Hungary - aimed at customers keen on data security - now available for purchase.
"We are thrilled to be manufacturing the Nokia XR21, our signature rugged 5G smartphone, in Europe," HMD Global co-founder, chairman and CEO Jean-Francois Baril said on Tuesday.
Before HMD opened its Hungarian operations, Europe had no large-scale smartphone manufacturing as major companies like Apple and Samsung make their phones in Asia to cut costs. The company already stores data in the European Union, with consumer and corporate data from all of its smartphones held and processed on servers in Finland since 2019.
It said in March it would start manufacturing in the European Union, which has been encouraging companies to set up production in key sectors such as semiconductors.A limited edition of 30 units from the European production line in frosted platinum will be available for purchase from the company's website from 699 euros or 599 pounds, it said.
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