What happened with Vertu?
a Cyprus-based Turkish company. In July 2017, the new shareholders applied to a court in England for bankruptcy protection, the company went into voluntary liquidation after plans to save it failed and Vertu Corporation Ltd was put into liquidation, leaving its residual staff of 200 unpaid and unemployed.
What is Vertu famous for?
Vertu embeds the latest versions of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and NFC. This provides fastest speeds of data transfer and downloads. NFC enables the user to make Secure transactions and authorise entry into private places with a tap of his phone.
Does Vertu still exist?
Super luxury phonemaker Vertu filed for bankruptcy and liquidated its stock of hyper expensive phones back in 2017. But apparently the company is back to doing what it does best. Vertu unveiled its latest Android-based smartphone, the Aster P, on Oct. 17 in China, GizmoChina reports.
Are Vertu phones traceable?
They are satellite phones. In Nigeria, we don’t have the capability to track them, because they have in-built software that makes them untrackable, “says Charles Arungwa, a Lagos-based software engineer.
Has Vertu shut down?
British luxury phone maker Vertu is calling it quits. The company is reportedly shutting down its manufacturing arm in the United Kingdom, leaving 200 employees jobless. The company began back in 1998, as the luxury arm for Nokia, which was at its best at the time.
Can Vertu phone be tracked?
In the same highlight, “Thuraya and Vertu phones can operate without SIM cards. They are satellite phones. In Nigeria, we don’t have the capability to track them, because they have in-built software that makes them untrackable, “says Charles Arungwa, a Lagos-based software engineer.
Who owns Vertu mobile phones?
Vertu is a Britain based manufacturer and retailer of luxury mobile phones. It was established by Finnish mobile-phone manufacturer Nokia as a wholly owned subsidiary in 1998. Nokia sold Vertu to private equity group EQT VI for an unspecified amount in October 2012, keeping a 10-percent share.