A Peek at Google Android

I had the good fortune this week of leaving the cold Northeast behind and spending some time in Barcelona at the GSMA Mobile World Congress.  It’s been exciting to walk around the show floor and see the future of the mobile industry, and particularly the prototype “Google phones” built on the Android platform. Android-based phones won’t go on sale until the fall but companies in the Open Handset Alliance are already taking advantage of the easy programming capabilities to demonstrate applications and features for the new platform.

Considering the ease with which Android allows people to quickly create and add multimedia applications to any Android phone, I hope that carriers have the foresight to be considering the network impact of the load that will follow. Perhaps they should consult with AT&T about its EDGE Network and support for the iPhone?

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