Fujitsu and NTT DoCoMo today announced they had localised the FOMA F905i handset for the Taiwanese market. The F905i, which runs MOAP on Symbian OS, is the first such handset to be made available outside Japan. The phone will be available on Far EasTone Telecommunications' (FET) network. The F905i features a 3.2 inch WVGA screen, 3.2 megapixel camera and allows input via the Traditional Chinese character set.

The Japanese market is very mature and recent legal changes have led to lower handset subsidies which has depressed the sales of high end handsets. It is therefore unsuprising to see NTT DoCoMo and Fujitsu looking to expand their addressable market. FET is one of a number of companies in which NTT DoCoMo has an equity stake and is a logical first partner for market expansion. 

MOAP-S has been one of Symbian's lesser known sucess stories. More than 40 million MOAP on Symbian phones have shipped in Japan across around 100 different models.

The phone was previsouly available in Japan under the FOMA F905i branding.

Screenshots from the phone showing localisation to Traditional Chinese character set.