Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics, and 
Vodafone have announced their intent to establish the world’s first global, open Linux-based software platform for mobile devices.
A world-class Linux-based platform aims to provide key benefits for the mobile industry including lower development costs, increased flexibility, and a richer mobile ecosystem - all of which contribute to the group’s ultimate objective of creating compelling, differentiated and enhanced consumer experiences.
To help guide these efforts, the companies are also announcing their intent to form an independent foundation. The founder companies’ objective is to realise the development of the platform based on the contributions of all interested stakeholders through an open and transparent process.
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