Microsoft, which is acquiring Nokia's smartphone business, underscored its determination to continue to support other handset makers with new Windows Phone licensing agreements.
The US company signed new Windows Phone 8 licensees including China's Foxconn, Lenovo and ZTE and Korea's LG.
The agreements also highlight the desire of handset makers to offset the power and influence of Google's Android operating system which dominates global smartphone sales. Lenovo recently agreed to acquire Google's Motorola smartphone unit.
On the eve of the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona, Microsoft also unveiled its support for Qualcomm design and the US chipmaker's Snapdragon 200 and 400 chipsets. Analysts view Qualcomm support as crucial if Microsoft is to get Windows Phone on to cheaper phones and compete more effectively with Android- based handsets, particularly in emerging markets.
Microsoft also announced minor updates to Windows Phone 8 and its desktop and tablet Windows 8.1 operating system.
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