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Kenwood to develop smartphones based on the Symbian platform
Kenwood joins Ericsson, Matsushita (Panasonic), Motorola, Nokia, Psion, Sanyo, Sony and other industry leaders in adoption of the Symbian platform
COMDEX, Las Vegas & Tokyo, Japan - November 13th 2000 - It was today announced that Kenwood is to develop a range of smartphones based on the Symbian software platform and powered by Intel® XScale™ microarchitecture core. The first devices will be released into the Japanese market with W-CDMA capability during 2002, with plans for other international markets in due course.
"Kenwood have been looking for a software platform that enables them to address the global telecoms market. Only Symbian has delivered the software platform that incorporates the standards, robustness, reliability and flexibility essential for next generation mobile phones." Said Mr. Masakazu Kaneko, Director General Manager, Kenwood. "We're going to be developing a range of innovative multimedia smartphones, based on the Symbian platform and Intel's XScale architecture, that build on our extensive experience in the consumer market."
"As a leading consumer manufacturer in the home audio, mobile phones, and communications systems environment, Kenwood has the history and experience to continue quality innovation in the wireless information technology era." said Mark Edwards, Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Symbian. "With one Symbian-based Smartphone in the market, the Ericsson R380, and others to come next year, Kenwood are extending the list of leading international manufacturers who've chosen to adopt the Symbian platform as the standard for smartphones."
Intel recently announced that it was porting the Symbian platform to its Intel XScale microarchitecture, enabling handset manufacturers to bring Symbian-based devices rapidly to market. The Intel XScale microarchitecture is specifically designed to handle requirements for both ultra-low power and high performance in wireless devices.
Symbian recently held a Developers Expo in London UK where more than 1,200 attendees heard keynotes from leading companies who are supporting the Symbian platform. Ericsson, Nokia, Matsushita (Panasonic) and Sony are all developing Symbian-based smartphones, while Motorola, along with Ericsson, Nokia, Matsushita, Psion and Sanyo are all developing pen and keyboard-based communicators based on the Symbian platform.
About W-CDMA
Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) IS a 3rd-generation mobile services technology based on modern, layered network-protocol structure, similar to the protocol structure used in GSM networks. This will greatly facilitate the development of new wireless wideband multimedia applications, allowing operators to respond in a competitive market and in turn providing advanced services for users.
About Symbian
Symbian owns, develops and licenses a software platform for next generation mobile phones. Owned by Ericsson, Matsushita (Panasonic), Motorola, Nokia and Psion, Symbian's mission is to license the Symbian platform to all mobile phone manufacturers and to create a mass market for next generation mobile phones by working closely with wireless networks, content, messaging and enterprise wide solution providers.
About Kenwood
As a leading manufacturer of home and car audio components, car navigation systems, mobile phones, and communications systems, Kenwood is boundless in its exploration of the information technology era. With its newly developed digital products, Kenwood readily accommodates today's PC-oriented lifestyles to satisfy users around the world.
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