These devices could dominate the broadcast media that existing mobile phone carriers hope will draw users to UMTS services. Many of the leading handset suppliers are hedging their bets by developing both technologies.
Microsoft believes such software will one day ship with certification from carriers and device manufacturers as well as its own. The Mobile2Market project is basically a certification scheme. The process will be managed by Veritas, which runs...
The Tungsten W will sell for $549, or about £335, without a service contract, although Palm said that wireless carriers may subsidise the devices to offer them at a lower price to those who sign up for a service contract.
Cingular and T-Mobile are the two largest wireless carriers that use Edge technology. RIM's initial use of the Hermon series will use a wireless network called Edge (Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution), RIM said.
It's also upset the traditional handset-carrier relationship with the lop-sided agreements with carriers in the US and Europe very much in its own favour. But it's the release of the device's SDK that promises to make 2008 a significant milestone...
However, arguments about the user experience, battery life, et cetera are inconsequential when carriers and end users are demanding HSPA. It is clear that, although Edge and its evolution have significant prospects, the technology will...