Symbian Limited today welcomes NTT DoCoMo’s launch of the FOMA D905i and the FOMA SH905i which are based on Symbian OS???? and started shipping in Japan today.

Symbian OS is the market-leading open operating system for advanced data-enabled mobile phones known as smartphones.

The FOMA D905i, a slide mobile enabled for ????One-segment???? terrestrial digital broadcasting and highlight playback, is manufactured by Symbian customer Mitsubishi Electronics Cooperation. The FOMA SH905i, a 16.9 mm slim ????One-segment???? terrestrial digital broadcasting mobile, is manufactured by Symbian customer Sharp Cooperation. Both mobiles include the MOAP platform.

Symbian continues to focus on delivering a flexible, robust and open mobile operating system which gives handset manufacturers and network operators the ability to develop differentiated phones, faster, more easily and at lower cost for different market segments and regions. Symbian customers that have shipped 3G phones in Japan based on Symbian OS include Fujitsu, Mitsubishi Electric, Motorola, Nokia, Sharp, and Sony Ericsson.