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Nokia Siemens joins Linux Foundation

Categories: Nokia
By: , IntoMobile
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007 at 11:19 AM

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Nokia Siemens is the networking portion of Nokia, please do not start thinking that Nokia will create Linux phones!

They just want to help make Linux for operators as robust as it can be by providing the best solution on the market.

“Nokia Siemens Networks will play an active role as a Linux Foundation member by contributing both financial and technical resources to the Linux ecosystem to make sure it remains state of the art,” said Stephan Scholz, chief technology officer of Nokia Siemens Networks, in a statement. “In Linux, the most important things for us are certified carrier grade interfaces as well as the interoperability between various Linux distributions. We look forward to working with the Linux Foundation and continue to use Linux in our commercially available products.”

“Linux has become a very natural fit for telecom network and device manufacturers who are looking for an operating system from which they can easily and cost-effectively build differentiated services and value,” said Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation, in a statement released by the foundation. “There is no question that the massive success of Linux in telecom is key in today’s new stage of Linux growth. Nokia Siemens Networks will add another level of expertise as we transition into this stage of increasing open development, and we welcome their participation.”

[Via: InfoWorld]

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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.

  • pseudofinn

    Possibly exciting news for Nokia Internet Tablet fans too. I’ve got an N800 on loan from WOM World right now- which runs Linux. Can’t wait to see what the Nseries team will do with the next version…