14 DAY TRIAL // Soon, Nokia’s handset division will be part of Microsoft, a move that will bring a change in the manner in which new smartphones are released through wireless carriers, it seems.
According to Nokia’s Jo Harlow, a single flagship handset might be launched through all major carriers in the US in the not too distant future.
At the moment, the Finnish phone maker is offering multiple devices to users in the US, each designed for specific wireless carriers in the country, though it aims at changing that.
Of course, with the impending Microsoft acquisition, there’s no telling on when exactly the move might be made, a recent article on FierceWireless reads.
Jo Harlow, Nokia's executive vice president of smart devices, explained that Nokia was determined to rebuild its relationship with US carriers, and the launch of specific phones on each of them was part of this strategy.
However, the handset vendor believes that having a single smartphone launched on all networks at the same time might prove better for everyone at some point in the future.
Microsoft, which might be able to complete the acquisition before the end of this quarter, is determined to make the deal work very well, Harlow also said.
Shipments of Lumia devices should continue to increase this year, yet no specific projection has been made as of now.
One thing that is certain, however, is the fact that Nokia will continue to focus on the launch of low-end smartphones, such as Lumia 520, as they are the most successful devices running under Windows Phone at the moment.
However, the companies will also work towards bringing high-end capabilities even to these cheap smartphones, so that the Windows Phone platform will prove more appealing to users out there.
Nokia will certainly offer more info on the matter in the not too distant future, so stay tuned to learn the news. Hopefully, it will unveil more on Nokia Normandy, its Android-based handset, despite the fact that Harlow did not comment on it.