Comments on: Verizon and AT&T no-shows at the Google party http://techland.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2007/11/06/verizon-and-att-no-shows-at-the-google-party/ At the intersection of business and technology Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:59:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Joel West, San Jose, CA http://techland.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2007/11/06/verizon-and-att-no-shows-at-the-google-party/#comment-186 Joel West, San Jose, CA Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:21:49 +0000 http://techland.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2007/11/06/verizon-and-att-no-shows-at-the-google-party/#comment-186 Beyond US carriers, the <a href="http://blog.openitstrategies.com/2007/11/gphone-becomes-open-vaporware-alliance.html" rel="nofollow">two largest European carriers</a> also decided not to show, perhaps because they're sponsoring rival Linux efforts. The two biggest Japanese carriers were there -- KDDI is a long-time Qualcomm ally, but NTT DoCoMo was more of a surprise. (Perhaps they, like Motorola, want to join many Linux standardization efforts). Interestingly, AT&T and Verizon (nee GTE-Nynex) are ex-Baby Bells who remember when Ma Bell decided what was allowed on the network. Sprint has always been an upstart, while T-Mobile is a distant fourth in the US (ca. 11%) even though they are the former monopolist in Germany Beyond US carriers, the two largest European carriers also decided not to show, perhaps because they’re sponsoring rival Linux efforts. The two biggest Japanese carriers were there — KDDI is a long-time Qualcomm ally, but NTT DoCoMo was more of a surprise. (Perhaps they, like Motorola, want to join many Linux standardization efforts).

Interestingly, AT&T and Verizon (nee GTE-Nynex) are ex-Baby Bells who remember when Ma Bell decided what was allowed on the network. Sprint has always been an upstart, while T-Mobile is a distant fourth in the US (ca. 11%) even though they are the former monopolist in Germany

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