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T-Mobile Debuts Android - So will a WiMAX Device Soon Follow?
A new report suggests that Google will soon follow its T-Mobile Android handset debut with a Clearwire device in 2009.
A new report
from ThinkPanmure LLC asserts that Google could produce an Android-based handset
for use by Clearwire subscribers in 2009. This report comes on the heels
of recent favorable comments by Ben Wolff on the subject.
The G1 phone from T-Mobile
With some early favorable reviews of the T-Mobile offering based on the
Android platform, customer acceptance and anticipation could be strong.
The analyst believes that Clearwire is already working with several vendors to
develop Android-based handsets. And don't forget that with Clearwire's
open network architecture, other third party companies could be working on
handsets based upon Android already.
The first Android device on T-Mobile will sell for $179. And early reviews
I read, while somewhat mixed on device aesthetics, sort of raved a bit about the
functionality. So what will the first Clearwire Android phones look like?
Clearwire has said that it may not widely deploy mobile VoIP before 2010 due to
the time it will take to re-install its network to mobile WiMAX, so the first
devices may be more data driven.
I think the dedicated devices could be the most interesting.
Tim Sanders
www.TheFinalMile.net
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