TOKYO, Japan -13 April, 2007 - Symbian Limited today welcomes NTT DoCoMo’s launch of the FOMA Raku-Raku PHONE Basic which is based on Symbian OS and started shipping in Japan today. Symbian OS is the global market-leading open mobile operating system for smartphones.

The FOMA Raku-Raku PHONE Basic, the newest handset in the Raku-Raku PHONE series for people interested primarily in user-friendly handsets equipped with basic functions, is manufactured by Symbian customer Fujitsu Limited and includes 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.