Funambol and Openmoko jointly build the world's first integrated open source mobile communication platform

Funambol and Openmoko jointly build the world's first integrated open source mobile communication platform Funambol will provide portable mobile email and mobile apps on Openmoko's open source mobile communications platform
[2006.11.9] Mobile Open source software company Funambol recently announced that it has been selected to provide mobile application software support for Openmoko. Openmoko is the first integrated open mobile communication platform in the world. Funambol is considered to be the leading open source mobile software used to deliver mobile applications and services such as mobile e-mail.

The launch of the Openmoko mobile platform was carried out at the same time as the launch of FIC's Neo1973 smartphone, which took advantage of the entire Openmoko platform. By working with the open source Developers group, Openmoko is committed to providing fully open mobile communications software. The project will provide a full open source software stack for mobile developers from the operating system to middleware, application software, and protocols. Simply by installing their required applications for easy customization, users will have access to a high-quality smartphone, which allows users to update their devices every 12-18 months.

Fabrizio Capobianco, chief executive of Funambol, said: "The world's largest mobile Open-source project has joined hands with the world's largest open-source design manufacturer to deliver the promise of fully open mobile handsets to the mass market." We look forward to working with Openmoko and people from FIC on this pioneering project. It is now the perfect time for high-quality, open smartphones to launch user-demand apps. By effectively promoting consumer demand for mobile apps and mobile phones, FIC's Neo1973 will bring more opportunities to operators, and operators will increase their chances of increasing profits for operators. ”

The Funambol software will enable Openmoko telephony to be wirelessly synchronized with mobile applications and content-first, personal information management (contacts, calendars, etc.) and mobile phone emails, followed by photos, videos, ringtones, music, and more.

Funambol is based on open standard SyncML and provides a platform for mobile applications and data, both in the operating system and in the development environment.

"Mobile systems will be as open as PCs for the first time, and mobile apps will also become more diverse and easy to use," said Sean Moss-pultz, founder and product manager of Openmoko, FIC Mobile communications business. The bell-tone market is already a market with a value of billions of dollars. We believe that the download of mobile apps on the open platform will become much larger. ”

"The application platform is critical to any kind of mobile phone because it directly affects the quality, cost, and ease of use of the handset," says David Huang, chief operating officer of FIC. We chose Funambol because it is the most widely used mobile open source project in the world. By collaborating with Funambol to provide synchronization tools for Openmoko, developers will converge on the project, which will eventually allow users to get the services they want from their phones. ”

Since the launch of Funambol earlier this year, the number of downloads of Funambol software has doubled to 700,000, reflecting the potential demand for mobile software in the mass market. The development of source code software is being downloaded by a group of emerging developers who are testing the development of the source software in a variety of mobile devices around the world. Global mobile operators are configuring the Funambol carrier version (Funambol Carrier Edition) into their networks. This is the ideal application platform for Openmoko, because it can help operators get untapped mobile phone email consumer markets.

Funambol Introduction:

Funambol is a mobile open source code company. The company's mobile application server provides mobile devices with mobile phone email, multiple host personal information management synchronization, and management equipment. Funambol (formerly SYNC4J) is an open source development platform for mobile applications that has a higher download rate than any other wireless middleware product-700,000 times higher. The commercial version has been configured by wireless operators, Fortune 100 companies, hardware original equipment manufacturers/OEMs, and independent software developers (ISVs) including customers like Computer Associates. Funambol is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has a development center in Italy. Please visit http://www.funambol.com.