Interesting news from Panasonic Mobile (see below). Just confirming the
trend of smartphones soon getting mainstream in mass market. And Linux OS
just got a boost in confidence.
Panasonic will phase out overseas 2.5G GSM mobile terminal operations due to
severe global competition.
In line with this decision, the following initiatives will commence from
January 2006:
1) Panasonic Mobile will accelerate the development of a global platform
based on the Linux Operating System (OS) that is now being used in mobile
terminals for the Japanese market. Furthermore, the Linux OS-based platform
will be integrated into Matsushita's newly developed system LSI, resulting
in the establishment of global platforms through integrating core
technologies for wireless modem and AV processing. In this way, Panasonic
Mobile will further strengthen technological foundations for next-generation
mobile terminal development on a global basis, as well as reinforce its
mobile terminal business in Japan.
2) With the phasing out of GSM mobile terminal operations, Panasonic Mobile
will reorganize its overseas manufacturing facilities.
Panasonic Mobile Communications Corporation of the Philippines (PMCP), where
mainly GSM terminals have been produced will be closed. The GSM
manufacturing in the production lines at Panasonic Mobile & Automotive
Systems Czech, s. r. o. (PMACZ) in the Czech Republic will be discontinued.
GSM manufacturing at Panasonic Putian Mobile Communications Beijing Co.,
Ltd. (PMCB) in China will shift to 3G mobile terminal production. (Source:
ABI Research newsletter)
Received on Sat Dec 10 01:59:32 2005