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OPERATING SYSTEM
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TOPIC:- Which operating to: Mr.is used in Nokia Mobile
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Gaurav
Phones and how it works?Pushkarana

By: Summit Sakhre

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DATE OF SUBMISSION:15/11/2010
TABLE OF CONTENT

1. What is operating system

2. When it was first implemented in

mobile phones

3. Different operating system of

mobile phones

4. About nokia phones

5. Operating system of nokia phones

6. Features of Symbian

7. Other operating system qualities

8. How it works

9. Benefits of Symbian

10. Conclusion

11. Result

12. Bibliography
WHAT IS OPERATING SYSTEM?
Today's mobile devices are multi-functional
devices capable of hosting a broad range of
applications for both business and consumer use.
PDAs and the ever-growing category of smart
phones allow people to access the Internet for e-
mail, instant messaging, text messaging and Web
browsing, as well as work documents, contact
lists and more. Mobile devices are often seen as
an extension to your own PC. Work done on the
road or away from the office can be
synchronized with your PC to reflect changes
and new information.

HISTORY

The increasing importance of mobile devices

has triggered intense competition among
technology giants, like Google, Microsoft,
Apple, and Nokia in a bid to capture the
bigger market share pre-
emptively. Palm, Research In
Motion and Ericsson are also significant
firms in the mobile platform sector. In
November 2007, Google formed a Linux-
based open source alliance to make inroads
into this mobile platform market, raising
consumer awareness of the growing mobile
platform frenzy.
Market description

Mobile platforms are in the nascent stage,

and any projection regarding the market
growth is hard to make at the present time. It
is noteworthy that Intel is taking the
initiative to focus on portable devices other
than mobile phones. They are Mobile
Internet Devices (MID) and Ultra-Mobile
PC (UMPC). Meantime, Palm abandoned its
plan to develop Foleo, which was to be a
companion device for a smartphone.
Operating systems that can be found
on smartphones like
 Nokia's Symbian OS,
 Apple's iOS,
 RIM'sBlackBerry OS,
 Microsoft's Windows Phone OS,
 Linux,
 Palm WebOS,
 Google's Android,Samsung's
 Nokia's Maemo.
 Android,
 Bada,
 WebOS
The most common operating systems (OS)
used in smartphones by Q2 2009 sales are:
THE SYMBIAN OS
The Symbian OS and its successor Symbian
platform from the Symbian Foundation
Symbian has the largest share in most
markets worldwide, but lags behind other
companies in the relatively small but highly
visible North American market.[5] This
matches the success of its largest
shareholder and customer, Nokia, in all
markets except Japan. In Japan Symbian is
strong due to a relationship with NTT
DoCoMo, with only one of the 44 Symbian
handsets released in Japan coming from
Nokia.
It has been used by many major handset
manufacturers, including
BenQ, Fujitsu, LG, Mitsubishi, Motorola, No
kia, Samsung, Sharp, andSony Ericsson.
Current Symbian-based devices are being
made by by Fujitsu, Nokia, Samsung,Sharp,
and Sony Ericsson.
Prior to 2009 Symbian supported multiple
user interfaces, i.e. UIQfrom UIQ
Technologies, S60 from Nokia, and MOAP
from NTT DOCOMO.
This OS is focused on easy operation and
was originally designed for business.
Recently it has seen a surge in third-party
applications and has been improved to offer
full multimedia support.
DIFFERENT OPERATING SYSTEM OF
MOBILES
Mobile Operating Systems
(Mobile OS)
Like a computer operating system, a mobile
operating system is the software platform on
top of which other programs run. When you
purchase a mobile device, the manufacturer
will have chosen the operating system for
that specific device. The operating system is
responsible for determining the functions
and features available on your device, such
as thumbwheel, keyboards, WAP,
synchronization with applications, e-mail,
text messaging and more. The mobile
operating system will also determine which
third-party applications can be used on your
device. Some of the more common and well-
known Mobile operating systems include the
following:
Symbian OS:
Symbian OS has become a standard
operating system for smartphones, and is
licensed by more than 85 percent of the
world's handset manufacturers. The Symbian
OS is designed for the specific requirements
of 2.5G and 3G mobile phones.
Windows Mobile:
The Windows Mobile platform is available
on a variety of devices from a variety of
wireless operators. You will find Windows
Mobile software on Dell, HP, Motorola,
Palm and i-mate products. Windows Mobile
powered devices are available on GSM or
CDMA networks.
Mobile Linux:
The first company to launch phones with
Linux as its OS was Motorola in 2003. Linux
is seen as a suitable option for higher-end
phones with powerful processors and larger
amounts of memory.
MXI:
MXI is a universal mobile operating system
that allows existing full-fledged desktop and
mobile applications written for Windows,
Linux, Java, and Palm are enabled
immediately on mobile devices without any
redevelopment. MXI allows for
interoperability between various platforms,
networks, software and hardware
components.
ABOUT SYMBIAN OPERATING
SYSTEM
 Symbian OS is one of Nokia's mobile
operating systems for mobile devices
and smartphones, with associated
libraries, user interface, frameworks
and reference implementations of
common tools.
 originally developed by Symbian
Ltd.
 It is a descendant of Psion's EPOC
and runs exclusively on ARM
processors.
In 2008, the former Symbian Software
Limited was acquired by Nokia and a new
independent non-profit organization called
the Symbian Foundation was established.
The platform has been designated as the
successor to Symbian OS, following the
official launch of the Symbian Foundation in
April 2009. The Symbian platform was
officially made available as open source
code in February 2010.
Design
Symbian features pre-emptive multitasking
and memory protection, like other operating
systems (especially those created for use on
desktop computers). EPOC's approach to
multitasking was inspired by VMS and is
based on asynchronous server-based events.
executes both the user applications and the
signaling stack. This has allowed Symbian
EKA2 phones to become smaller, cheaper
and more power efficient than their
predecessors

Symbian OS was created with three systems

design principles in mind:
• the integrity and security of user data
is paramount,
• user time must not be wasted, and
• all resources are scarce.
1. To best follow these principles,
Symbian uses a microkernel, has a
request-and-callback approach to
services, and maintains separation
between user interface and engine.
2. The OS is optimized for low-power
battery-based devices and for ROM-
based systems (e.g. features like XIP
and re-entrance in shared libraries).
Applications, and the OS itself,
follow an object-oriented design:
Model-view-controller (MVC).
3. Later OS iterations diluted this
approach in response to market
demands, notably with the
introduction of a real-time kernel and
a platform security model in versions
8 and 9.
Structure
The Symbian System Model contains the
following layers, from top to bottom:
• UI Framework Layer
• Application Services Layer
o Java ME
• OS Services Layer
o generic OS services
o communications services
o multimedia and graphics
services
o connectivity services
• Base Services Layer
• Kernel Services & Hardware
Interface Layer
The Base Services Layer is the lowest level
reachable by user-side operations; it includes
the File Server and User Library, a Plug-In
Framework which manages all plug-ins,
Store, Central Repository, DBMS and
cryptographic services. It also includes the
Text Window Server and the Text Shell: the
two basic services from which a completely
functional port can be created without the
need for any higher layer services.
FEATURES

The Symbian kernel (EKA2) supports

sufficiently-fast real-time response to build a
single-core phone around it — that is, a
phone in which a single processor core
 • Symbian has a microkernel
architecture, which means that the
minimum necessary is within the
kernel to maximize robustness,
availability and responsiveness.
• It contains a scheduler, memory
management and device drivers, but
other services like networking,
telephony and filesystem support are
placed in the OS Services Layer or
the Base Services Layer.
• Symbian includes a reference user-
interface called "TechView".
• It provides a basis for starting
customisation and is the environment
in which much Symbian test and
example code runs.
• It is very similar to the user interface
from the Psion Series 5 personal
organizer and is not used for any
production phone user interface.
There is a large networking and
communication subsystem.
There is also a large volume of user interface
(UI) Code. Only the base classes and
substructure were contained in Symbian OS,
while most of the actual user interfaces were
maintained by third parties.
RELEASED AS FREE AND OPEN
SOURCE SOFTWARE
The Symbian Foundation was announced in
June 2008 and came into existence in 2009.
Its objective was to publish the source for the
entire Symbian platform under the OSI- and
FSF-approved Eclipse Public License (EPL).
The release of the Symbian platform
deprecated Symbian OS as a standalone
product.
DEVICES THAT USE SYMBIAN
OS
On 16 November 2006, the 100 millionth
smartphone running the OS was shipped. As
of 21 July 2009, more than 250 million
devices running Symbian OS had been
shipped.
• The Ericsson R380, in 2000, was the
first commercially available phone
based on Symbian OS. As with the
modern "FOMA" phones, this device
was closed, and the user could not
install new C++ applications. Unlike
those, however, the R380 could not
even run Java applications, and for
this reason, some have questioned
whether it can properly be termed a
'smartphone'.
• The UIQ interface was used for
PDAs such as Sony Ericsson P800,
P900, P1, W950 and the RIZR Z8
and RIZR Z10.
• Fujitsu, Mitsubishi, Sony Ericsson
and Sharp developed phones for NTT
DoCoMo in Japan, using an interface
developed specifically for DoCoMo's
FOMA "Freedom of Mobile Access"
network brand. This UI platform is
called MOAP "Mobile Oriented
Applications Platform" and is based
on the UI from earlier Fujitsu FOMA
models.
Security
Malware
Symbian OS was subject to a variety of
viruses, the best known of which is Cabir.
Usually these send themselves from phone to
phone by Bluetooth. So far, none have taken
advantage of any flaws in Symbian OS –
instead, they have all asked the user whether
they would like to install the software, with
somewhat prominent warnings that it can't be
trusted.
Symbian OS work
Symbian OS (operating system) is an
operating system designed specifically for
mobile devices. It is being developed by
Symbian Ltd, a software licensing company
that supplies the operating system for many
data-enabled mobile phones.
As operating system software, Symbian OS
provides the underlying routines and services
for application software. For example, email
software that interacts with a user through a
mobile phone screen and downloads email
messages to the phone’s inbox over a mobile
network or Wi-Fi access, is using the
communication protocols and file
management routines provided by the
Symbian OS.
Symbian OS technology has been designed
with these key points in mind:
 to provide power, memory and input
& output resource management
specifically required in mobile
devices
 to deliver an open platform that
complies with global
telecommunications and Internet
standards
 to provide tools for developing
mobile software for business, media and
other applications
 to ensure the wide availability of
applications and accessories for different
user requirements
 to facilitate wireless connectivity
for a variety of networks About Symbian
OS
Nokia has made Symbian OS its strategic
choice for Smartphone operating systems.
Nokia S60 Software, currently the most
widely used software platform in the
Smartphone market worldwide, runs on
Symbian OS - as does the advanced Nokia
Series 80 Communicator devices. The
Symbian OS-based Nokia Series 90 platform
delivers touch screen technology and an
advanced software development
environment for media-rich applications.
Symbian OS architecture
Symbian OS architecture is designed to meet
a number of requirements. It must be
hardware independent so it can be used on a
variety of phone types, it must be extendable
so it can cope with future developments, and
it must be open to all to develop for.
Architectural overview

Core- Symbian OS core is common to all
devices, i.e. kernel, _ le server, memory
management and device drivers. Above this
core, components can be added or removed
depending on the product requirements.
System Layer _ the system layer provides
communication and computing services such
as TCP/IP, IMAP4, SMS and database
management. Application engines _ above
the Systems Layer sit the Application
engines, enabling software developers (be
they either employed by the phone
manufacturer or independent) to create user
interfaces to data." User Interface Software _
can be made or licensed by manufacturers
(for example in the case of the Nokia Series
60 platform)." Applications _ are slotted in
above the User Interface.
Benefits of Symbian OS
 Wide selection of applications
available for a range of mobile phones
 Implements industry standard
protocols, interfaces and management
services for IT system integration
 Application development using
industry standard Java and C++ languages
 Extensive connectivity options -
including GSM, GPRS, CDMA, WCDMA,
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
 Event management: Symbian OS
was designed from the start to have event-
based time sharing in a single thread.
Rather than more conventional methods of
having multi-threaded applications,
Symbian OS enables the developer to think
in terms of interactions and behaviors as
the main Artifact
 Object oriented design: Because
Symbian has an object-oriented
design, it is easy to configure for
different sorts of hardware, and being
component-based, it allows
manufacturers to add or remove
components.
 Full multitasking: Symbian OS runs
each application as a separate process
_ allowing multiple applications to
run concurrently. For instance, if a
user is checking the calendar, and
receives a call, the system must allow
the user to switch between
applications instantaneously. Equally,
should the phone call result in an
appointment the user must be able to
check the calendar _ and still
maintain the phone call. As phones
become more data enabled, this
ability will become ever more
important.
CONCLUSION
In this era of modern technology we will see
that is very essential to move with the fast
world with new and modernized operating
systems of nokia. Smartphones are very
important like nokia e 72 , e71 etc .. which
are playing the vital role in day to day use of
business and student study purpose helping
to services like 3g, gprs etc
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