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The project Tizen unveiled Wednesday to develop a new open source mobile platform based on Linux could gain ground with the wireless carriers abroad, who are afraid of becoming dependent on platforms related to U.S. companies.

The project implemented by Tizen new Intel, Linux Foundation, LiMo Foundation is to provide a viable alternative to Apple's mobile platform Android and IOS Google, which dominates the smart phone and tablet in global markets.

Wireless carriers in Europe and Asia have said privately they believe it is unhealthy for them to rely almost exclusively on two mobile platforms - or even three, including updates for Microsoft Windows for new phones , said IDC Research Manager, Francisco Jeronimo. This provides an opportunity for growth potential Tizen abroad ", because otherwise the United States govern the whole phone industry," he said.

"With Android, Windows Phone iOS and even become the largest of the platforms, European operators will be totally dependent on U.S. companies," said Jerome in an email on Thursday. "That's what they fear."

According to Jeronimo, which is Android device manufacturers wary of a rising wave of patent infringement lawsuits against the Android. And they are also wary of Google long-term intentions regarding its purchase of the Motorola Mobility earlier this year.

"The acquisition of Motorola's recently Google has changed the game [for] alienating most of the major players in the Android," Jeronimo said. "The phone manufacturers do not see Google's partner is no longer alone, but [also] as a competitor."

Long-term strategy

At first glance, Microsoft's new Windows is Phone 7.5, also known as mango, seems to provide handset vendors and wireless carriers with an alternative to the IOS and Android. "But it is not enough to compete with Android and Google, as it is still a closed platform," said Jeronimo.

The first version of the SDK Tizen and is expected to achieve the developers of the first quarter of 2012, which would allow the first device may enter the market as soon as next year in the medium term. However, it is too early to know if the new open-source platform to be widely adopted by consumers.

"Tizen is considered a long-term strategy," said Jerome. "Whether or not it will succeed - that's another story."

Among other things, Tizen promoters need to build "an interesting experience you that attracts consumers to buy phones Tizen instead of the popular iPhone and Android devices," said Jeronimo. Extensive support of industry will be asked to Tizen to grab market share at the expense of the current leaders of the mobile operating system.

Need a robust ecosystem

Jeronimo Tizen believes that foreign carriers should be taken as Telefonica, Orange and Vodafone in Europe, SK Telecom, South Korea and NTT DoCoMo in Japan. In addition, other industry players like Samsung, Huawei, NEC, and access are likely to follow, he said.

Even then, however, would Tizen need to start "a large number of units of different prices subsidized by the operators so that consumers are attracted by better value for money compared to other phones," said Jeronimo.

In addition, Tizen long-term viability will depend on the extent to which the open-source Linux Foundation attracts the support of a community of developers around the world. In the absence of a robust ecosystem, where a lot of applications and services, believes Jeronimo Tizen can not hope to compete with Apple iTunes App Store, Android Market, or even a Windows Mobile Marketplace.

"For any other operating system to be successful, needs a strong community to continually develop new applications," Jeronimo said. "But it will only be sent if you are big enough to attract them."