The LiMo Foundation was founded in January 2007. Its goal of establishing a globally competitive, Linux-based software platform for mobile devices has been endorsed by leading players in the mobile industry.
See list of Current Members .
LiMo Foundation is well on the path to deliver a commercial-grade mobile Linux operating system for its members, along with APIs and SDKs that can be accessed by members and non-members alike.
LiMo Timeline 2007
January: LiMo Announced with 6 Founding members
August: LiMo membership exceeds 20 companies
September: Morgan Gillis appointed as Executive Director
2008
February :
Orange and Access join LiMo Board of Directors Members swells to 32 members LiMo demonstrates 18 handsets from 7 vendors supporting LiMo Platform technology
March:
TI joins LiMo Board of Directors LiMo completes R1 LiMo Platform
May:
Eight new members join LiMo, including Verizon and SK Telecom as Core Members LiMo Operators now represent over half a billlion subscribers on a global basis LiMo Board of Directors is complete, with Verizon as 15th Director
June:
LiPS Forum ceases operations; re-directs resources behind LiMo
August:
LiMo Foundation membership exceeds 50 Motorola's new ROKR EM30 become the 22nd LiMo handset
September:
Panasonic's FOMA P706ie is launched as the 23rd LiMo compliant device
2009
February:
The LiMo Board appoints its 2009 officers Telefonica and SK Telecom join the LiMo Board of Directors LiMo Foundation members showcase next-generation handsets, toolkits and applications at MWC 2009 The contributions to the scond release of the Platform are completed Global Mobile operators commit to widely deploy LiMo handsets LiMo endorses BONDI to bring web 2.0 applications to LiMo handsets
June:
LiMo completes LiMo Platform R2 Specifications
August:
LiMo announces 9 new handsets from DOCOMO and 2 new members - KDDI and Immersion
September:
6 major global operators announce plans to bring LiMo phones to market during 2009 and 2010
LiMo announces the launch of the first LiMo Release 2 handset - the Vodafone 360 H1 by Samsung
November:
The second LiMo R2 device, the Vodafone 230 M1 by Samsung hits the market The Samsung SCH-M510 becomes the first LiMo phone to be deployed in the Korean market LiMo announces the formation of the Korean LiMo Ecosystem Association
2010
February:
LiMo completes R3 Platform specifications Adobe, ELSE Ltd, MobiTV and SRS Labs join LiMo 7 new handsets from ELSE, NEC and Panasonic bring the total number of LiMo devices to 52
March:
LiMo offers to align itself to the Wholesale Application Community
