Opportunities of the Linux OS attract ever more mobile device makers. This open platform makes it easier for the exterior developers to write different software for finished devices. According to the report written for Informa by the lead analysts with VisionMobile, by 2012 the number of Linux powered devices will reach 128 million, about 8.8% of all mobile phones sold.

In 2006 Linux was the second most popular OS for smartphones worldwide. Over the last year the company shipped about 11.7 million Linux-handsets, the major part of which went to customers in Asia. The biggest OEM-manufacturers for such products are Motorola, NEX, Panasonic, Samsung. As for the ODM-makers, they are Amoi, CECT, E28, FIC, Hisense, ImCoSys, WNC and Vitelcom.