NTT DoCoMo drastically changes the basic design of mobile phones, adopt Google 's "Android" as OS

NTT DoCoMo drastically changed the basic design of mobile phone terminals, and as basic softwareGoogle developed Androoid OS for Linux-based mobile phonesIt seems to adopt.

As this simplifies the OS, domestic mobile phone manufacturers will be more likely to enter overseas. with thisWithdraw from businessYaBusiness contractionIs there a chance for domestic mobile phone makers to come back?

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To DoCoMo Mobile, Simplifying Design of Basic Software: Economic News: Money · Economy: YOMIURI ONLINE (Yomiuri Shimbun)

According to this article, NTT docomo seems to fundamentally change the basic design of mobile phone terminals by 2010. Specifically, in addition to simplifying the function by separating the functions such as "i-mode" currently integrated in the OS and making only the call function of the OS, the adoption of "Android" which the OS itself developed jointly with Google Thing.

In addition to making it easier to create low-function, low-priced overseas terminals that had to be newly created from the OS, in addition to domestic, as this makes it possible to standardize the base OS , Adding "i-mode" and "Osaifu-Keitai" functions, etc., will enable us to create high-function, high-priced domestic terminals as usual.

By the way, when "Android" is adopted, NTT DoCoMo will work together with Panasonic etc. to promote the construction of platform for mobile phones by Linux OS last year "LiMo FoundationWhat will happen ...?

And a new organization for Android-based mobile phones "Open Handset Alliance"Includes not only NTT DoCoMo but also KDDI, but some common new platforms including OS etc."KCP +Whether KDDI that embarked on adoption of "possibility of following up" is also worrisome.