[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood for this link. ]
“Today’s column is based on a recent interview with Openwave’s
Liz Glasser, who oversees Openwave’s Linux program with business
partner MontaVista.“Wireless voice and data is in the early stages of what should
be — over the next decade — a substantial global revenue
opportunity. Numerous players continue to emerge in the various
segments of the wireless space, including applications, development
environments, network operators, operating systems, original
equipment manufacturers (OEMs), protocols, and transport
mechanisms. A number of companies are poised to capture early share
in each segment, leading to a flurry of activity particularly in
the operating systems segment. Contrary to the predominant market
view, however, I believe it could be two to three years before
operating systems are capable of providing seamless, reliable
wireless delivery of voice and data and interactivity with
packet-switched networks…”