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Vodafone and Nokia work together to increase the use of S60 as a standard software platform
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Written by Vodafone/Nokia
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Monday, 13 February 2006
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 Nokia Corporation and Vodafone have today announced that they are collaborating to strengthen the S60 software platform's role in Vodafone's device portfolio. The collaboration will help Vodafone to offer new services more quickly to its customers by increasing the use of S60 as a standard software platform for mobile handsets worldwide.
Collaboration between Nokia and Vodafone expands the potential market for S60
"Standardisation of handset software platforms across mobile
phone manufacturers offers significant opportunities for Vodafone. We will be
able to reduce time to market for new products and services and help customers
take up new services more quickly. The fact that Nokia is developing the S60 platform
in close co-operation with us further enhances our ability to offer innovative
and consistent new services in a competitive and efficient way," said Dirk Wierzbitzki,
Deputy Director of Terminals, Vodafone Group.
S60 offers Vodafone the leading technologies in customization, extensive support
for new mobile services, and the baseline for best in class user experience. S60
customization capabilities, proven by strong track record in satisfying operator
needs, help Vodafone to differentiate their services and applications. Together
with the S60 community, Vodafone will also be able to enhance user interfaces
(UI) of mobile devices.
"We are very pleased with Vodafone's choice of S60 as a preferred device software
platform. This collaboration is an important step towards increased service differentiation
and innovation speed for the whole industry. S60 platform offers a rich application
suite, great extensibility and ease-of-use for multimedia, imaging and business
services. High priority is given to the customization and application development
needs of the operators," said Matti Vänskä, Vice President, Mobile Software Sales
and Marketing, Nokia.
Nokia and Vodafone will develop a Vodafone-specific software complement on top
of the S60 platform. The collaboration also includes the expansion of the licensee
base and increased portfolio penetration through open roadmap governance and establishes
a strong independent brand position for both the S60 software and the supporting
developer activities. In addition, Nokia and Vodafone are working jointly to promote
independently licensable reference designs from semiconductor vendors to enable
shorter time to market for new S60 devices.
According to Nokia estimates, the total smartphone industry volume reached approximately
46.3 million units in 2005, compared to an estimated 20.6 million units in 2004.
Nokia alone will have cumulatively shipped more than 50 million S60 enabled devices
by the end of February 2006 (Nokia, February 2006).
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