Very interesting change of direction from Verizon. It will be
interesting to see what Qualcomm does if a couple of guys in a garage
come calling for some CDMA chipsets.
Dave
Lee Patton wrote:
Thought the list might be interested in this: (Sorry if it is a dupe.)
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071127-verizon-opens-up-will-support-any-device-any-app-on-its-network.html
Some salient quotes:
"[Verizon] announced an impressive "open access" plan for its network
that will go into effect next year."
"Here's how it will work: early next year, the company will publish the
technical standards needed to connect to the Verizon network. It will
also host a conference with device developers to learn more about their
needs and to help with any problems that arise. Verizon has also dropped
another $20 million into its certification lab, and any device maker who
wants to connect to Verizon's network will first need to be certified
for proper network connectivity procedures. Nothing else will be checked."
"One Verizon exec went so far as to say that if someone builds a device
in their basement on a breadboard, Verizon will test it and activate it."
"Bandwidth caps? VoIP blocking? Forget it. Verizon insists that under
the new program, all apps really will be allowed and no caps will be
imposed so long as people are willing to pay for the bandwidth being used."
"Much of this will depend on pricing models, of course, but Verizon had
nothing to share; the details are still being worked out."
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