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.

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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 itself.

HMD Ivalo XE

The HMD Secure 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 the wisdom of relying on American brands.

Its first product is an Android-based smartphone, the HMD Ivalo XE, w

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