9 Further Members for Symbian Foundation, 150 register interest
A press release from Nokia appeared in my inbox this morning announcing that 9 further companies are supporting the plans for the Symbian Foundation.
Those joining are mobile operators 3, América Móvil and TIM, semiconductor manufacturer Marvell plus services and software providers Aplix, EB, EMCC Software, Sasken and TietoEnator.
Since plans for the Symbian Foundation were announced, more than 150 organizations have registered their interest in joining via the Foundation’s website.
“We were delighted with the broad support for plans for the Symbian Foundation”, said Kai Öistämö, Executive Vice President, Devices at Nokia, on behalf of the initial board members. “We believe that this is a significant move for our industry and are pleased that these additional market leaders agree and are giving their support to the initiative.”
“3 is pleased to support the Symbian Foundation and believe this is a significant development in open mobile software platforms”, said Frank Meehan, Director and General Manager, 3 Handset Group. “3 has established a leading position in mobile internet with the highly acclaimed x-series suite of services, which has now evolved into an even more open approach to the internet on mobile devices. We believe that this initiative will provide an excellent opportunity to expand the range and quality of services for our customers.”
“América Móvil applauds plans for the Symbian Foundation”, said Daniel Hajj, CEO of América Móvil. “By offering an open mobile software platform, the Symbian Foundation will drive innovation which will ultimately benefit consumers as well as the mobile industry. This innovation will allow América Móvil to deliver more exciting and compelling experiences for our customers.”
Source: Nokia
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