TOKYO, Japan – 9 April, 2008 – Symbian Limited today welcomes NTT DoCoMo’s launch of the FOMA™ SH705iII which is based on Symbian OS and started shipping in Japan today.

The FOMA SH705iII, which features superb sound quality and an easy-to-read screen, is manufactured by Symbian customer Sharp Corporation and includes the MOAP platform compliant with the latest FOMA specifications.

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.