Samsung
licenses Symbian OS for smartphonesWorld's top
five mobile phone manufacturers now Symbian OS licensees22
October 2002 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Symbian
Ltd announce today that Samsung, the world's third largest mobile phone
manufacturer, has signed an agreement to license Symbian OS for use
in its smartphones for 2.5G and 3G networks worldwide. Samsung's
first Symbian OS product will be a global data-enabled phone using
the Series 60 user interface which Samsung has licensed from Nokia.
The world's top five mobile phone manufacturers are now Symbian OS
licensees. In total Symbian OS licensees account for more than 80%
of worldwide mobile phone sales, as at Q2 2002. Samsung
selected Symbian OS on the basis of both market and technical merits.
Symbian OS's advanced, open technology will enable Samsung to develop
and bring smartphones to market rapidly. The growing market for Symbian
OS products will enable Samsung to benefit from developers creating
third party applications and services for Symbian OS phones. Byung
Duck Cho, Senior Vice President, Wireless Handsets, Samsung said: "Symbian
has demonstrated its ability to deliver leading edge technology, stimulate
product innovation and work closely with its licensees to ship industry-leading
smartphones. We look forward to delivering open Symbian OS phones to
global markets. The flexibility of the technology will allow us to
produce innovative products with multi-media capabilities that provide
a compelling experience for mobile users."
David Levin, Chief Executive, Symbian Ltd., said:
"We are delighted to welcome Samsung as a Symbian OS licensee.
Samsung is a leading developer of CDMA and GSM mobile phones for
key Asian and other worldwide markets, with extensive experience
in developing innovative high end multimedia mobile phones. We
look forward to Samsung extending the choice of Symbian OS phones
available to customers worldwide. With Samsung as a licensee,
Symbian OS further strengthens its position as the industry standard
operating system. Manufacturers representing over 80% of the mobile
phone market are now Symbian OS licensees."
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