Verizon Wireless, Google in Android partnership
Published at: www.businessweek.com
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Google Partnerships Harm T-mobile - Furthers Possibility of Acquisition Activity
October 9, 2009
The recent announced that Verizon, Sprint and AT&T will offer Google-based Android platform handsets is a major development. Not only does it change the dynamics of the iPhone exclusive debate next year, it adds further pressure for T-mobile to find a new path to gain market share. As a result, T-mobile is more likely to strike a deal with Clear or acquire Leap and/or MetroPCS.
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Verizon Google Work Effort is a Business as Usual Decision
October 9, 2009
The wireless network operators have a generic requirements document for the handset manufactures to meet. This is a mature work effort of almost 12 years. Like Set-top-boxes, this is growing into a larger opportunity for both the network operator and the manufactures that shown through with the introduction of iPhone by Apple 5 years ago.
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