New Nokia Smartphones? Why not!

*Photo op hands on with Foxconn-licensed Nokia N1 tablet released in January 2015 in China (only). Now, the N1 Nokia is ready to be launched in  other markets following its huge success in the Chinese market.

Finnish tech giant Nokia has been  trending in the news as of late because of two reasons: First, Nokia has just acquired the iconic French telco equipment and networking giant Alcatel-Lucent. Second, rumors abound in the tech industry that Nokia would re-enter the smartphone market once its exclusion period agreed to with Microsoft expires late next year. Nokia on its part, however, was quick to deny that it would re-enter the smartphone market. On its official statement, the erswhile phone giant, reaffirms that it currently has no plans to manufacture or sell consumer handsets.

CURRENTLY NO PLANS:

 that's the operative phrase. My gut-feeling says Nokia's just being wise. I believe that Nokia would re-enter the highly competitive yet highly profitable smartphone market next year. With a very strong brand name, and with the recent success of N1 tablet in China, Nokia would pursue a similar strategy --- license the Nokia brand to manufacturers (i.e. Foxconn), actively participate in its production and marketing, sell quality product at a competitive price, and target Emerging Markets who came to know Nokia as their first-ever phone.

I'm sure many people would love the return of Nokia.