Another Finnish based mobile telecommunications provider, Benefon was founded in 1988. They originally specialised in the incorporation of GPS systems into mobile devices.
Benefon appears to have been beaten to the punch by it’s former partner Nokia, who started to release it’s GSM handsets to the global market in 1996. The Benefon Gamma, Benefon’s first GSM enabled phone was eventually released in 1997.
| Phone Image | Model | Price Range |
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iO | £2.35 |
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Mobile social networking space getting crowded - Telecoms.com (subscription) Mobile social networking space getting crowdedTelecoms.com subscription, UK - May 12, 2008 Many vendors in the sector - such as Gypsii formerly Benefon - have reinvented themselves as social-networking-technology providers after hitting dead Mobile operators must evolve or die Telecoms.com subscriptionall 2 news articles Read more...