Cell phone maker Nokia has announced today that nine more firms, including Telecom have agreed to support its new open mobile software alliance, the Symbian Foundation.
Back in June Nokia announced that it would buy out other shareholders of the UK-based smartphone software maker Symbian (for $410 million) and make all if its software royalty-free to other phone makers.

Initial members to sign on to the concept were AT&T, LG Electronics, Motorola, Nokia, NTT DoCoMo, Samsung Electronics, Sony Ericsson, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments and Vodafone.

This latest news pushes the number up over 30 member companies including: America Movil and TIM, chip firm Marvell, and services and software providers Aplix, Elektrobit, EMCC Software, Sasken and TietoEnator.