Cell phones are no longer used simply for voice communications; increasingly, they support text messaging, e-mail, Web surfing and even video transmissions. With this transformation has come the need for a more sophisticated mobile operating system. Half a dozen vendors, including Microsoft and Symbian, are trying to deliver it, but a few years will pass before a clear-cut winner emerges. Cellular communications is changing. Mobile phones have become smaller, lighter and more powerful, and cellular networks have evolved.
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Mobile Phone OS Battle Heats Up
Posted by: Paul Korzeniowski June 22, 2004 06:00 AMCell phones are no longer used simply for voice communications; increasingly, they support text messaging, e-mail, Web surfing and even video transmissions. With this transformation has come the need for a more sophisticated mobile operating system. Half a dozen vendors, including Microsoft and Symbian, are trying to deliver it, but a few years will pass before a clear-cut winner emerges. Cellular communications is changing. Mobile phones have become smaller, lighter and more powerful, and cellular networks have evolved.