Symbian OS selected as NTT DoCoMo’s common software platform for 3G FOMA handsets

Symbian OS™ to help NTT DoCoMo cut time to market and development time, leveraging track record of 3G smartphone success

TOKYO, Japan and LONDON, United Kingdom, 19 November 2004 – Symbian Limited today announced that Symbian OS™ was selected by NTT DoCoMo, Inc. for the development of a common software platform for FOMA^® 3G mobile phones. NTT DoCoMo and Fujitsu Limited have developed the Symbian OS-based common software platform for FOMA in partnership.  The first phone developed on this platform is the newly-announced FOMA F901iC which is part of the new FOMA 901i series. 

Since becoming a Symbian OS licensee, Fujitsu has developed seven Symbian OS-based handsets for NTT DoCoMo’s FOMA service.  By using open standards-based Symbian OS, Fujitsu has achieved rapid time to market and cost-effective development of functionality-rich 3G smartphones.

Symbian OS is the leading OS that powers the world’s most popular smartphones.  As of November 2004, close to 20 million Symbian OS-based phones have shipped worldwide.  There are currently 38 Symbian OS-based phones in development with 10 licensees. 

The following Symbian OS-based handsets are available in Japan:

• Fujitsu FOMA F880iES ”Raku Raku” Phone
• Fujitsu FOMA F900iC; FOMA F900iT; FOMA F900i; FOMA F2051 & FOMA F2102V
  

Publicly announced Symbian OS-based phones in development for the Japanese 3G market include:

• the FOMA F901iC from the most advanced series of FOMA phones, the F901i series
• Vodafone launches the 702NK (Nokia 6630) – the first Symbian OS phone for Vodafone KK; first Symbian OS phone from a non-Japanese vendor
• Motorola’s first phone for NTT DoCoMo is to use Symbian OS
   

NTT DoCoMo's Press Release

About Symbian Ltd

Symbian is a software licensing company that develops and licenses Symbian OS, the global open industry standard operating system for advanced, data-enabled mobile phones.

Symbian licenses Symbian OS to the world’s leading handset manufacturers. The following Symbian OS licensees have Symbian OS-based mobile phones in production and development: Arima, BenQ, Fujitsu for NTT DoCoMo FOMA, LG, Lenovo, Motorola, Nokia, Panasonic, Sendo, Siemens, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. In 2003, over 6.67 million Symbian OS-based mobile phones were sold worldwide and close to 20 million have been sold to date.

Symbian has its headquarters in London, United Kingdom with offices in the United States, Europe and Asia (Bangalore, Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo).

http://www.symbian.com/
press@symbian.com

FOMA is a trademark or registered trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.

NTT DoCoMo’s FOMA service is available only to subscribers in Japan.