FCC Approves Nokia Swivel Phone

on 05/17/2009, filed in Home > CellPhones

Guess those of us living Stateside will be able to get hold of the upcoming Nokia Swivel phone after it has made its rounds at the FCC. So far, the handset has been confirmed for Verizon Wireless, where it will be known as Nokia model RM-526 featuring dual-band CDMA/EV-DO, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR connectivity and powered by software version VN-2040T13_VZW_108. There is no word on an exact release date, but summer is most likely when it’ll debut. No idea on how much it will cost though – what do you think?

Nokia: Nokia is a Finnish communications company that was the largest phone vendor (per unit) between 1988 to 2012. The company's history go back to 1871 but the Nokia that we know today (the Nokia corporation) was founded in 1967 by the merger of three Finnish companies. It is then that Nokia worked on networking equipment and was ultimately involved in the launch of the first cellular network in 1981 (Mobira Oy). Nokia because a key developer of GSM, the standard that we all know today. Although Nokia still produces a range of phones that includes entry-level handsets and Symbian smartphones, the company is counting on the Windows Phone OS to regain the share that it once had. The current flagship Windows Phone device from Nokia is the Lumia 920.

Verizon: Verizon Communications Inc is a broadband and telecommunications company. It is mainly known for its Verizon Wireless division which is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, and one of the largest in the world. Verizon Wireless has traditionally used CDMA technology and was the first U.S carrier to deploy a 4G LTE network (Long Term Evolution). Learn more about U.S 4G Networks.

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