At the MWC event, KaiOS Technologies announced that it is partnering with Unigroup Spreadtrum & RDA, Airfind, Facebook, Google, Twitter, Doro, HMD Global, Micromax, NXP, Qualcomm to integrate with newest chipsets and offer advanced functionality on lite phones. Furthermore, KaiOS is already supported on high-performance LTE chipset platform Spreadtrum’s SC9820A which is now running on JioPhone. With this new partnership with various companies, Kai is planning on bringing tailored apps to KaiOS-powered devices and bundle the KaiOS on mobile brands including Micromax, new Doro feature phones, and a new Nokia feature phone powered by KaiOS. With its partnership with NXP, Kai is planning on adopting embedded Secure Element (eSE) and near field communication (NFC)-based mobile solutions in the JioPhone. KaiOS 2.5 will also be optimized and supported on Spreadtrum’s SC9820E and 3G device solution SC7731E chipsets later this quarter. This partnership is aimed at offering users a broader selection of lite phones that support advanced mobile functionality. The company says that emerging markets see a particular benefit from Spreadtrum’s technology as these new advanced chipsets give a competitive advantage in terms of price and efficiency. KaiOS will be powering affordable, lite phones and other connected devices that use limited memory while still offering that offer rich user experience. In ... 
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