Primus Telecommunications will launch a high-end GSM mobile phone, designed by Quasar, in Europe within the coming two months. This is said to be the first time a mobile phone has been designed in India by an Indian company. Quasar, which is a VODM (Virtual Original Design Manufacturer), said a local EMS (Electronic Manufacturing Services) company built the prototypes. Currently, Quasar is also designing a value-line mobile phone and a high-end smartphone. Besides GSM mobile phones, it is considering designing CDMA handsets as well. Customers are said to include Motorola, Nokia, Ericsson, Lucent, Hutchison, Nortel, Primus and the Indian wireless service providers Idea Cellular and Bharti Cellular. Presently, Quasar has 250 employees.