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A tough break for rugged phone fans as key manufacturer shuts down
Bullitt Group was facing insolvency but hasn’t yet issued a statement.
Bullitt Group, the UK-based smartphone manufacturer behind the rugged handsets of Cat, Land Rover, and Motorola, has seemingly shut down. On Monday, Mobile World Live spotted several Bullitt Group employees on LinkedIn saying that the company folded on January 26th after a “ critical planned restructuring ” failed. The most notable are the hardy, rugged handsets like the Land Rover Explore and Motorola Defy series, though it also made more traditional smartphones like the Kodak Ektra.
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