A year after the hype: Where is open access now?

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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> From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks)
> Date: October 20, 2008 2:30:04 PM EDT
> To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy () warpspeed com>
> Subject: [Dewayne-Net] A year after the hype: Where is open access  
> now?
>
> A year after the hype: Where is open access now?
> By Lynnette Luna
> Fierce Wireless
>
> It was at this time last year when the whole debate over wireless  
> open access hit a fever pitch, and Verizon Wireless made big news  
> when it said it was going to allow devices open access to its CDMA  
> network in the second half of 2008. Everyone appeared to be  
> clamoring for the opportunity.
>
> It is now the second half of 2008 and one has to ask: Where are all  
> of the devices? During a FierceWireless interview with Anthony  
> Lewis, Verizon's vice president of Open Development, last month,  
> Lewis indicated two devices had been certified on the network, a  
> SupplyNet Communications device and an inmate tracking device made  
> by Behavior Innovations. He also mentioned a low-cost handset that  
> was in the process of being certified.
>
> <http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/open-access/2008-10-20>
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