Don’t Forget LiMo: The Other Open-Source OS Coming To A Carrier Near You

Vodafone H1 By Samsung, A LiMo phone

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) may be getting a ton of attention over its Android operating system, which is now activating 100,000 phones a day, but don’t forget about the other Linux-based OS.

The LiMo Foundation so far has been operating under the radar and has been limited to one handset launch with Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) and 60 in Japan and South Korea. But the open-source organization now says to expect three major operators to launch a handset based on the OS this year, reports Reuters. The list of possible carriers include: France Telecom (NYSE: FTE), Telefonica (NYSE: TEF), Verizon Wireless and SK Telecom.

Morgan Gillis, Executive Director at LiMo foundation, said at the Reuters (NYSE: TRI) Global Technology Summit, that he believes the mobile operating system space will consolidate over the mid-term. “I think that the eventual number of industry device operating systems will be no more than five, probably four. Within that … one platform that is not owned by any one company … LiMo is definitely a candidate to perform that role,” he said.

He added that he believes Symbian will make a come-back over the next year or so, and that the other dominant players will be Android, Windows and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL). That leaves out RIM’s BlackBerry and Palm’s webOS, and others, like Samsung’s bada.

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