As HMD and Nokia's brand licensing deal slowly draws to an end, it looks like Nokia is soliciting new brand licensees.

HMD took over Nokia’s feature phone business from Microsoft back in 2016, after Microsoft had its own go at reviving the brand in 2014. At the same time, HMD scored a deal to use the Nokia name on ...

HMD Global's deal to use the Nokia name runs out in March 2026. One leaker called @smashx_60 on X said back in April their sources believe it will still make five new phones before the deal runs out.

HMD and Nokia's history is a little complicated. Nokia sold its cell phone business to Microsoft in 2014. Then, in 2016, former Nokia executives formed HMD, which acquired that business from ...