Posted on Monday, December 15th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Analyst Angle: The open-data-pipe boogey man
RCR Wireless News
An interesting byproduct of the iPhone and other open platform handsets is that they “encourage” unlimited data plans. The result is that the handset is transformed into an Internet access device. Essentially, MultiMedia Intelligence sees this as a disruptive business model to the status quo. We see the rise of a new class of mobile devices that are application-centric with voice functionality. These devices are first Internet browsers, music players, text messengers, and e-mail devices, with the bonus of being able to still make voice calls. Hence the introduction of the “unlimited” plans from providers like Sprint Nextel’s “Simply Everything Plan.” At the epicenter of these packages are the once ancillary features/functions outside of talk, although unlimited talk is included.
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