Nokia Shipping N-Series Handset to Japan

Nokia says that it has started deliveries of Nokia N71 to Vodafone (now owned by Softbank) in Japan. The Nokia N71 customized for Vodafone K.K. will be marketed in Vodafone K.K.'s 3G lineup under the name "Nokia N71 (Vodafone 804NK)" and will be commercially available in Japan from August 12.

Nokia has introduced nine Nokia Nseries models to-date and we had announced in the Nokia Q2 results that Nokia had sold more than 3 million units Nokia Nseries devices to the market during Q2, 2006.

Nokia has provided Vodafone K.K. with three 3G models so far: The Nokia 6680 (Vodafone 702NK II) which became available in December 2005 and the Nokia 6630 (Vodafone 702NK) which became available in December 2004, and the Nokia 6650 (V-NM701), which was added in August 2003."

Posted to the site on 14th August 2006