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    Linux Phone Stack Vendor Wins Big in Japan

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    December 11, 2007
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      Access has announced a potentially enormous win in Japan for its Linux-based software stack for phones and other mobile devices. The deal could see the ALP (Access Linux Platform) serving as a common OS platform for NEC, Panasonic and Esteemo phones sold by NTT DoCoMo and other mobile carriers.

      As background, Japan’s top mobile provider DoCoMo announced in 2003 that it would adopt Linux as the OS for its 3G (third-generation) mobile phones. It had fallen behind competitor KDDI in the 3G market, and felt that standardizing on a single OS might help it catch up.

      /zimages/1/28571.gifClick here to read about Google’s Linux phone initiative.

      In response, NEC and Panasonic decided in 2004 to collaborate on a Linux OS. Built on a MontaVista kernel, and running an application stack dubbed “MOAP” (Mobile-Oriented Application Platform), the stack went on to power five generations and counting of Linux phones that are sold mainly for use with DoCoMo’s “FOMA” (Freedom of Mobile Information Anywhere) 3G Internet services.

      The agreement worked so well that in 2006, Panasonic Mobile Communications and NEC decided to formalize the partnership through a joint venture called Esteemo.

      Initially capitalized at 100 million yen (then about $845,000, but now closer to $900,000), the venture would be tasked with creating a common hardware and software platform for mobile handsets, the companies said at the time.

      /zimages/1/28571.gifRead the full story on LinuxDevices.com: Linux Phone Stack Vendor Wins Big in Japan

      /zimages/1/28571.gifCheck out eWEEK.com’s Linux & Open Source Center for the latest open-source news, reviews and analysis.

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