Nokia and ST-Ericsson today announced a long-term partnership in the area of TD-SCDMA technology and solutions. As part of the partnership, Nokia will be exploitation ST-Ericsson as a keystone supplier of chipset platforms in its Symbian based TD-SCDMA devices and solutions portfolio.
The partnership with ST-Ericsson volition bring Nokia’s industry leading involvement with the TD-SCDMA criterion to the next level. The partnership volition enhance both companies’ leading billet in PRC’s mobile marketplace and will create a robust user experience for Chinese consumers.
Nokia, the worldly concern’s leading supplier of mobile devices and solutions, has made firm commitments to TD-SCDMA development. In Oct, the company launched Nokia 6788, its first Symbian based TD-SCDMA earphone and announced the creation of a dedicated TD-SCDMA R&D team in Beijing.
ST-Ericsson, a global leader in wireless chopine and semiconductors, is acting a leading role in China’s TD-SCDMA development. The troupe, through its Chinese subsidiary company T3G, has been fully dedicated to the creation of new TD-SCDMA engineering and devices for more than six years.
“TD-SCDMA is a core part of our scheme to deliver the topper mobile user experience to Chinese citizenry,” said Heikki Koivu, Vice President of the United States, TD-SCDMA, Nokia. “Based on Symbian, TD-SCDMA volition be enriched by the mature Symbian ecosystem, its devices, services and solutions. At the same meter, TD-SCDMA will whirl Symbian ecosystem partners more opportunities in the future.”
“The long-standing coaction between the companies now extends into a new area,” said Blaise Pascal Langlois, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at ST-Ericsson. The partnership volition accelerate the stride of TD-SCDMA development, shorten meter to marketplace, and encouragement the TD marketplace.”
Symbian is the world’s leadership operating system for smarting phones. Both Nokia and ST-Ericsson are playing active voice roles in Symbian Foundation.