New Panasonic Mobile Communications FOMA P706ie Joins Growing Number of LiMo Handsets in Consumers' Hands Today
Latest Panasonic Model is 23rd Device in Market Leveraging LiMo
Platform(TM) Technology
LONDON & TOKYO--(Business Wire)--
LiMo Foundation(TM), the global consortium of mobile leaders
delivering an open handset platform for the whole mobile industry,
detailed today the 23rd LiMo-compliant handset. The FOMA P706ie from
Panasonic Mobile Communications is another commercially shipping model
that delivers many of the innovative features and services that are
defining the next-generation mobile consumer experience.
"Industry unification upon the LiMo Platform continues to deliver
new handsets and innovative applications for mobile consumers," said
Morgan Gillis, executive director of the LiMo Foundation. "Panasonic
Mobile Communications' latest LiMo handset is engineered within a
vision for the emergence of the true mobile Internet with new
innovations being cost-effectively built on top of the LiMo Platform."
The FOMA P706ie--Panasonic Mobile Communications' seventh LiMo
handset to be made available in Japan--offers mobile TV, High-Speed
Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) support for higher-speed data
transport, 3G international roaming, a 2-megapixel camera, upgraded
sound output and voice-clarifying features. More details on all 23
devices that leverage the LiMo Platform--the industry's first
collaboratively developed, Linux-based operating system for mobile
devices--can be found through the Handsets section of
www.limofoundation.org.
"The appealing features and services of LiMo's growing family of
handsets will only accelerate mobile's rapid growth," said Kiyohito
Nagata of NTT DOCOMO, chairperson of LiMo Foundation. "We continue to
see evidence that the LiMo Platform is precisely the type of broadly
adopted operating system that this industry has needed to stoke
innovation and market growth."
Launched in January 2007 by six mobile industry leaders, LiMo was
formed to deliver an open and globally consistent software platform
based upon Mobile Linux for use by the whole industry to catalyze
next-generation mobile consumer experiences. LiMo Foundation is open
to all vendors and service providers in the mobile communications
marketplace, including device manufacturers, operators, chipset
manufacturers, integrators and independent software vendors. LiMo's 52
members work collectively to build a rich ecosystem and have the
ability to influence the evolution of the LiMo Platform, leaving them
free to provide compelling and differentiated services to customers.
About LiMo Foundation
LiMo Foundation is a dedicated consortium of mobile industry
leaders working together within an open and transparent governance
model--with shared leadership and shared decision making--to deliver
an open and globally consistent handset software platform based upon
Mobile Linux for use by the whole mobile industry. A full description
of LiMo, including its vision, goals, charter, guiding principles,
bylaws and membership information, can be found at
www.limofoundation.org.
About Panasonic Mobile Communications
Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd., whose headquarters are
based in Yokohama, Japan, is a leader in the development and
manufacture of mobile communications products. As one of the main
business domains for Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., best
known for its Panasonic brand digital electronics, Panasonic Mobile
has been developing cutting edge technologies since its establishment
in 1958, including the world's first 3G video handset for the Japanese
market in 2001. Panasonic Mobile is committed in providing added-value
solutions to end-users through its mobile communication products. For
more information, please visit http://panasonic.co.jp/pmc/news/en/.
"FOMA" is a trademark or registered trademarks of NTT DOCOMO, INC.
in Japan and/or the other countries.
Media:
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Vivian Kelly, +1-703-860-0577
Mobile: +1-703-509-5412
viviankelly (at) interprosepr.com
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