Boingo Wireless Signs On to Symbian Foundation

Boingo Wireless said that it has joined the Symbian Foundation, which gives it the immediate right to license the Symbian Foundation platform, royalty free and without source code fees as well as to participate in the foundation's governance.

The platform is based on Symbian OS and software assets contributed by Nokia, NTT DOCOMO and Sony Ericsson, including the S60 and MOAP(S) user interfaces. Portions of the source code are already being moved to open source, under the Eclipse Public License. By mid-2010, this process will be complete.

"Symbian is pleased to welcome Boingo as the latest member of the fast-growing Symbian Foundation," said David Wood of Symbian's Leadership Team. "Boingo is widely recognized as a leading enabler of mobile WiFi access. We look forward to seeing their innovative use of Symbian platform assets, and to their participation in community activities."

Boingo Wireless is a company that provides Wi-Fi access to consumers in many locations worldwide.

The Symbian Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization that seeks to enable an open system that collaborates, seeking to better mobile devices.

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