Taiwan-based Gold Apollo said the devices were made by a Budapest-based company with a license to use its brand.

The deadly simultaneous explosions triggered by hundreds of pagers carried by Hezbollah members in Lebanon have thrust a little-known Taiwanese electronics manufacturer into the global spotlight, after its damaged products were identified in images following the attack.

The company, Gold Apollo, said it had not manufactured the devices, pointing to another company that it said was licensed to use its brand.