We appreciate and largely agree with Lucent's analysis of all the obstacles facing operators attempting to sell 3G to consumers. Most mobile network operators, most leading device and infrastructure vendors, and cheerleaders for 3G share this view.
And while operators and manufacturers alike continue to lick their lips over the big fat cash piles that they expect to see, the phrase "premium toy" surfaces with regularity. Interoperability is good news for consumers with network-dispersed mates...
Customers will be able to use the system with mobile phones from different manufacturers, Nokia said. Some states have already banned the use of mobile phones - even hands-free - while driving. Marcus Stahl, a Nokia manager of automotive products...
While Symbian counts several leading brands among its customers, Microsoft has concentrated on original device manufacturers (ODMs) in addition to Motorola and Samsung as licensees. In related news, PalmSource, guardian of the Palm OS that is now...
The service is free and will come preinstalled on some phones from manufacturers. This is mostly because the mobile phone operators still control which applications can run on phones that operate on their networks.
Also under the spotlight was the Secure Mobile Device Management Service (SMDM), an over-the-air security service that will allow operators, mobile virtual network operators and enterprises to manage mobile phone security remotely.