China is ahead of the rest

In the market of mobile operating systems from Apple iOS corporations and Google Android may see a worthy competitor in the form of China United Network Communications Group, which is an integral part of one of China's largest mobile operators - China Unicom. It is the manufacturer in the near future will provide a software platform WoPhone based on Linux kernel.

Best adapted to the OS smartphones and Tablet PCs. Recall that to date, such devices based on WoPhone already preparing such well-known manufacturers like Samsung, Motorola Mobility and HTC, and the Chinese ZTE and Huawei Technologies.

Experts see what the platform will enable mobile operator China Unicom accelerate time to market for new devices and, thus, expand the customer base 3G- services. Already in March this year, scheduled release WoPhone- communicators. Now the Chinese market leader among smartphones is a Symbian operating system with about 60%. On Windows Mobile has 13.1%, while Android and iOS hold respectively 10.7 and 5.4%.