" Am I guaranteed that my application will launch on the Verizon
Wireless network? [garden]
No. Verizon Wireless will evaluate the application based on its
merits, the business case, ... and how well the application aligns
with Verizon Wireless' goals and business objectives. ... "
this doesn't sound so different than the playbook Verizon uses for
getting *any* BREW app on it's deck (nevermind an LBS BREW app)
and word on how often you can ping the GPS / AGPS once you have a
BREW app running on a handset? i'm wondering whether you'll be able
to ping for location lookup as much as you want or whether Verizon
will charge the developer every time you want to run a lookup.
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dennis crowley
founder, dodgeball.com
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On Jan 2, 2007, at 1:09 PM, Mike Liebhold wrote:
For those of us naively anticipating a truly open mobile geoweb in
2007, the most recent issues of Directions Magazine's newsletters
feature some sobering and depressing details of Verizon' s LBS
stringent developer program
Verizon Wireless' 3rd Party LBS Developer Program (TheZON) By
David H. Williams Dec 28, 2006
http://www.lbs360.net/articles/index.php?article_id=2370
Here's a few quotes:
"... Nearly all of VZW's subscribers' cell phone now have an
embedded GPS chip in them, and VZW uses Assisted-GPS as its primary
location determination method, backed up by AFLT (Advanced Forward
Link Trilateration) network triangulation in poor GPS visibility
areas. VZW offers LBS only on BREW handsets...."
" ... In considering applications to deploy on the VZW deck,
[ garden ]
... Uniqueness - .... The company does not want application
redundancy; it is looking for unique applications to add to the
deck [garden] ..."
... Business Case - .... what is the real market opportunity?
How do you intend to make money? "
... Provide revenue/subscriber projections by subscription 3rd
Party Output/Deliverable: Revenue Projections
There are more details on the Verizon Developers' web site:
http://www.vzwdevelopers.com/aims/
" Am I guaranteed that my application will launch on the Verizon
Wireless network? [garden]
No. Verizon Wireless will evaluate the application based on its
merits, the business case, ... and how well the application aligns
with Verizon Wireless' goals and business objectives. ... "
There's nothing like the open web here in having a monopoly
network operator in your face and in your books.
[sigh]
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