Nokia takes over Symbian.SYMBIAN OS An open standard operating system for data-enabled mobile phones (smartphones) from Symbian Ltd., London (www.symbian.com). It supports Java, PC synchronization, Bluetooth local wireless access and GPRS packet-switched data. licensees account for more than 85 percent of world-wide mobile phone sales. In 2003, handset manufacturers shipped more than 6.67 million phones based on Symbian OS. The OS company has a long history. Nokia, Psion, and Ericsson founded Symbian in 1998, with the goal of creating an operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. based on Psion's EPOC A 32-bit operating system for handheld devices from Symbian Ltd., London, (www.symbian.com). Used in Psion and other handheld computers, it supports Java applications, e-mail, fax, infrared exchange, data synchronization with PCs and includes a suite of PIM and productivity applications. software. They wanted to create an OS any mobile phone maker could use. Motorola joined Symbian a few months after the founding, but sold its shares to Nokia and Psion in 2003. Now, Psion is selling its shares to Nokia. When the transaction is complete, Nokia will own a 63 percent stake in Symbian. Ericsson, Samsung, Siemens, Matsushita, Sony own the rest of the shares. Although it will now be controlled by a single phone maker, "Symbian will continue to pursue its fair and non-discriminatory licensing of the standards-based Symbian operating system," says Nokia. The most recent handset maker to license Symbian is LG Electronics, the fifth largest mobile handset maker in the world. LG is the world leader in CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. mobile phones as well as a significant supplier of GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) A digital cellular phone technology based on TDMA that is the predominant system in Europe, but also used worldwide. Developed in the 1980s, GSM was first deployed in seven European countries in 1992. mobile phones to major European network service providers. |
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