Nokia has sold a billion handsets since its first Mobira Senator car phone was introduced in 1982.
The company noted the milestone in unveiling its latest handset, the Nokia 2652, today. Nokia has introduced about 400 phone models to analogue and digital standards.
The 2652 is aimed at consumers in emerging markets and will be available in Europe, Middle East, Africa and the greater China region.
The continued rapid growth in mobile subscriptions has exceeded even the mobile industry`s own estimates. Since the early 1990s, we have seen voice go truly wireless and mobile phones evolve from voice-centric to feature-driven devices," says Kai "Oist"am"o, Nokia`s senior VP, mobile phones.
"The company has manufactured mobile phones in high volumes since the early 1990s, when the first digital networks were introduced. In 1998, Nokia announced it had manufactured its 100 millionth mobile phone and become the world`s largest mobile phone manufacturer.
The world`s best-selling phone, the Nokia 3310/3330, sold 126 million units from its launch in 2000 until its "retirement" earlier this year, the company said.
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