Operating company Symbian claimed another win with the Fujitsu F2102V phone for NTT DoCoMo Inc.’s high-speed FOMA network.
The mobile phone includes two digital cameras for video capabilities, as well as authentication for mobile payments, a memory card storage slot and audio compression for streaming video.
Worldwide shipments of high-end smart phones will increase tenfold from 3.5 million units last year to 45 million units in 2007, according to research firm ARC Group.
“Microsoft is struggling as it continues to be plagued with low sales of the Orange SPV and few carrier partners, while the Symbian OS continues to leverage support from consortium players like Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Samsung and Panasonic,” wrote Shauna Smith, wireless senior analyst for research firm ARS. “However, alternative platforms such as the future Linux OS and the existing Palm and BlackBerry operating systems will continue to threaten both companies.”
Publicly announced products based on the Symbian OS include the BenQ P30; Samsung SGH-D700; Siemens SX-1; NTT DoCoMo FOMA F2051 and F2021V, both built by Fujitsu; Sony Ericsson P800 smart phone; and the Nokia 9200 Communicator range, as well as the 7650, 6600, 3650 and N-Gage.
