“AT&T’s Roger Smith, Director of next generation devices, yesterday spoke at the Symbian Partner Event in San Francisco. According to Macworld, he told that AT&T has basically given up on Java for cell phones and is now looking for a standardized smartphone platform to increase the carrier’s mobile content revenue,” infoSync World reports.
“If AT&T finds a platform which manufacturers can use without getting stuck in trouble, there’s no reason why this shouldn’t turn AT&T into a crucial mobile content player. Of course, that implies that a company such as Apple will no longer work directly with the carrier. After all, they are all about mobile content themselves.,” infoSync World reports.
“iPhone users shouldn’t worry though, as Apple may perhaps be the first company with the potential of becoming a significant MVNO. So don’t be surprised if you’ll soon receive your phone bills from Apple,” infoSync World reports.
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Note: A MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) is a company that provides mobile phone service, but does not have its own licensed spectrum or all of the infrastructure (towers, etc.) required to provide mobile telephone service.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]