Nokia outside of Germany and Switzerland and disappear from other countries
After becoming one of the world leaders in the smartphone market, Nokia finally lost its relevance when it passed through the hands of Microsoft. The company survived this experience and is still present in global markets today.
The lawsuit now filed against Nokia has achieved a great deal. The brand is banned for the sale of smartphones in Germany and Switzerland and has also disappeared from other European countries.
HMD has a lawsuit in court
Despite being a global brand, Nokia and HMD are enjoying great success in Europe. This is a brand that continues to captivate users and now seems to be struggling to keep their smartphones available.
It seems that this decline in the supply of Nokia devices has a well-defined reason, but one that is difficult for customers to see. The outcome of a lawsuit brought Nokia to face VoiceAgeEVS LLC over unlicensed use of the voice codec for enhanced voice services, specifically in VoLTE calls
HMD is a defendant in several lawsuits brought by VoiceAgeEVS LLC ("VAEVS") in various jurisdictions, including Germany. We are disappointed with the conclusion of the VoiceAge enforcement process in Germany in December and have filed a complaint. Until then, we guarantee that none of the devices offered and distributed in Germany will support EVS
Nokia is banned in Germany and Switzerland
The result was the ban on the sale of Nokia smartphones by HMD in Germany and Switzerland. As seen above, the brand has already responded and withdrawn all of its gear from these markets. Only the Nokia G11 and G21 models remain.
Smartphones are disappearing from other countries
The strangest thing about this process is that HMD appears to have made this decision in a different way. In most European countries, Nokia smartphone availability is close to zero, even in markets like French, Spanish, Italian and even Finnish.
The cause of this situation is unknown, nor when it will be resolved by HMD. Nokia will almost certainly have to replace its entire line of devices, even if it has to comply with court orders.