{"id":59324,"date":"2025-09-09T10:15:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/nokia-successor-hmd-spawns-secure-device-biz-with-euro-made-smartphone\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T10:15:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:15:57","slug":"nokia-successor-hmd-spawns-secure-device-biz-with-euro-made-smartphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/nokia-successor-hmd-spawns-secure-device-biz-with-euro-made-smartphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Nokia successor HMD spawns secure device biz with Euro-made smartphone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finnish phone maker HMD Global is launching a business unit called HMD Secure to target governments and other security-critical customers, and has its first device ready to go.<\/p>\n

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HMD, or Human Mobile Devices, is the biz started by former Nokia execs that builds Android phones, some of which have even sold under the Nokia brand name<\/a> itself.<\/p>\n

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The HMD Secure<\/a> division is being set up to focus on sovereign mobile security products for European customers, including governments, emergency services, and defense customers, no doubt eyeing a market opportunity now that many Europeans have started to question<\/a> the wisdom of relying on American brands.<\/p>\n

Its first product is an Android-based smartphone, the HMD Ivalo XE, which it claims is one of the few 5G devices designed, developed, and manufactured in Europe. It is expected to be available for customers to buy in Q1 2026.<\/p>\n

“Security has always been part of HMD’s DNA. With HMD Secure, we are taking this legacy further \u2013 creating a European-built device and platform that is resilient, traceable, and fit for purpose,” said HMD chief Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Baril.<\/p>\n

The Ivalo XE is manufactured via a European network of vetted partners, HND claims, delivering assurance at every stage via an “end-to-end trusted supply chain,” with traceable sourcing and independent certifications.<\/p>\n