Symbian Cuts License Fees on Mobile Phone Software

6:15 am on February 9, 2006 | Category: Mobile Devices

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Mobile software venture, Symbian, which is co-owned by some of the world’s top cell phone makers, has just announced that it will be drastically cutting the license fees on its software.

Starting in July, mobile phone makers will pay as little as $2.50 for the Symbian operating system of each mobile smartphone. This is a 50% reduction of the current minimum cost of $5.00.

This announcement comes on the same day as Symbian announces a design partnership with US-based chipmaker, Freescale. The two companies will work together to create blueprints for a Symbian-based smartphone.

These two announcements could make it easier for smaller cell phone makers to break in to the industry, increasing competitive pressure on market leaders like Nokia, which is part owner of Symbian. It will also benefit the software venture, however, by making Symbian-based operating systems a lot more attractive to handset makers.

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    1. This is a welcome decision on part of symbian. This will further help in reducing handset prices and increase penetration.

      This decision apart from strengthning symbian stronghold in mobile os market will slow down the growth of other competing technologies.

      Comment by anjaneyaa — February 14, 2006 #

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