{"id":1959,"date":"2007-11-27T11:39:18","date_gmt":"2007-11-27T16:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mathewingram.com\/work\/2007\/11\/27\/could-open-be-a-competitive-advantage\/"},"modified":"2007-11-27T11:39:18","modified_gmt":"2007-11-27T16:39:18","slug":"could-open-be-a-competitive-advantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathewingram.com\/work\/2007\/11\/27\/could-open-be-a-competitive-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"Could open be a competitive advantage?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Wall Street Journal reported today<\/a> (in a story that remains behind the soon-to-be-demolished pay wall), Verizon has announced that it will open its mobile network<\/a> to any device that meets a certain minimum standard — although it says it will continue to offer “locked” devices through its retail network. Like Cynthia Brumfield at IPDemocracy, I think this could be a pretty huge<\/a> development.<\/p>\n

It’s unclear whether this means that Verizon will be joining up with Google and its Open Handset Alliance\/Android platform proposal, although Adam Ostrow at Mashable says the carrier was rumoured to be<\/a> joining even before this latest announcement. In any case, Verizon’s move seems to suggest that being open is becoming a competitive advantage for companies in relatively mature markets such as mobile. That said, Om Malik seems somewhat skeptical<\/a> of Verizon’s motives, and says open access could prove to be expensive.<\/p>\n

As Adam notes, Verizon has clearly decided to forego short-term revenue gains in return for what it sees as longer-term benefits. An interesting choice. And when could we expect someone like Rogers or Telus or Bell Mobility to do the same kind of thing in Canada? Approximately never.<\/p>\n

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As the Wall Street Journal reported today (in a story that remains behind the soon-to-be-demolished pay wall), Verizon has announced that it will open its mobile network to any device that meets a certain minimum standard — although it says it will continue to offer “locked” devices through its retail network. Like Cynthia Brumfield at … <\/p>\n

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