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Nokia today announced a collaboration to strengthen T-Mobile’s capabilities to bring core services to market and improve the capability of S60 licensees to develop devices for T-Mobile. The collaboration is part of T-Mobile’s efforts to harmonize terminal software solutions within T-Mobile’s device portfolio.
Through the collaboration, T-Mobile will have access to timely and customized S60 products that support the consumer adoption of their services, such as web’n'walk(TM), a service that allows easy access to the Internet on mobile devices.
"T-Mobile recognizes the benefits of software platforms and sees open operating systems such as S60 on Symbian OS crucial for our platform strategy. We are pleased with the customization package that S60 offers to address T-Mobile’s specific requirements. The timely and cost effective customization is key to guaranteeing device time to market," said Przemek Czarnecki, Executive Vice President, Terminal Technology at T-Mobile.
The collaboration with T-Mobile allows S60 development be aligned with T-Mobile’s requirements. Both companies will work closely together to bring the benefits of open operating systems to mainstream consumer markets.
"We see this as a great opportunity to deliver a great consumer experience and to evolve our respective businesses," said Matti Vänskä, Vice President, Mobile Software Sales and Marketing, Nokia. "The benefits of a multi-vendor platform strategy are being recognized by operators, and S60, the market-leading smartphone software platform, is well positioned in this space. The flexibility of S60 software enables T-Mobile to implement Internet-based service concepts consistently across handsets from various manufacturers."
Source: Nokia PR
Does this mean T-Mobile USA will start subsidizing Nokia phones?
I would definitely get an N76 if they made a non blinged out version.
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Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
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