Smartphone manufacturer Nokia seeks to seal more partnerships to increase its presence in the Philippines in a bid to clinch the third spot in the global market, a ranking official said. Shannon Mead, HMD Global country manager for Philippines, said the group is targeting to further boost Nokia’s brand in the Philippine market with various local channels. Mead noted the company is “in discussions with other partners” for the brand’s mobile channel, adding them with its current e-commerce platform partners Lazada Philippines and Argomall. Mead also expressed optimism that Nokia could become the top three smartphone producers worldwide in the next three to five years. Despite the increasing smartphone penetration, Mead stressed Nokia will still develop and offer feature phones for the local market as the group still sees “a huge demand for these phones.”At the media launch, HMD Global introduced new line-up of Nokia phones–Nokia 7 plus, Nokia 1, New Nokia 6, and Nokia 8110 4G.

Source: Manila Times April 28, 2018 16:41 UTC