Datang Mobile Joins the OSDL Mobile Linux Initiative

Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), the global consortium dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux and open source software, announced that Chinese handset manufacturer Datang Mobile will join OSDL as an active member of the Mobile Linux Initiative.

"Linux is being deployed on mobile devices shipped in China at a much higher rate than in any other region," said Stuart Cohen, CEO of OSDL. "Datang Mobile will bring increased representation from one of the most active and dynamic markets in the world, and its technical and business expertise will accelerate the adoption of Mobile Linux."

Datang Mobile is one of the core members of Datang Telecom Technology and Industry Group, and provides total solutions in the area of public and private communication networks. Datang Mobile is dedicated to the development of the TD-SCDMA standard.

"By joining OSDL, we get the opportunity to collaborate with our peers in a neutral environment," said Liu JiTang, Vice General Manager of Datang Mobile (Shanghai). "All the right players are involved to make Linux a key component of all mobile devices, and we're looking forward to taking part in that achievement."

OSDL announced the Mobile Linux Initiative in October 2005, emphasizing the need for kernel-level gap analysis and requirements gathering. Datang Mobile's membership marks the one-year anniversary of this initiative.

OSDL initiatives bring Linux ecosystem participants together to identify challenges and to find collective solutions. OSDL has a track record of success with its initiatives and today sponsors four technical working groups: Desktop Linux, Carrier Grade Linux, Mobile Linux and Data Center Linux. The Labs also sponsor a range of legal initiatives including the OSDL Linux Legal Defense Fund, the Patent Commons Project, and in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Open Source as Prior Art initiative.