Android gets Verizon, iPhone gets Google Voice: The Enterprise Ground Shakes
The first round of true openness in the wireless world seems to have arrived in the same week. AT&T and Apple will play nice and allow Google Voice calls to be processed on the iPhone; a headline that has included ‘FCC’ for weeks now. The focus of that discussion should shift from who really blocked it to
what is this all going to mean? It could prove to be the ultimate app – I don’t think it’s going to stop with cheap Skype calls.
Verizon and Google too, made headlines as they announced they will be jointly marketing an Android device. Two powerhouse wireless networks with versatile devices and purpose hungry platforms. Of course this is not news to T-Mobile users; they’re on their fourth Android device. To most enterprises though, it was more of a solid proof of concept. Sprint has also announced their entry of Google platform devices as well.
So what is this all going to mean for the enterprise? Speculations at this point will prove embarrassing later. The next great thing will most likely not be anything we know or expect; it always is. But consider this: all the biggest players with the deepest pockets and best talent will compete for the hands of users in which they intend to put the world in. Look for the blurring of the personal and the enterprise demarcation to continue to increase. Look for the smart companies to find a way to leverage the new capabilities. Look for those businesses to have both happier customers and employees.
This is only the first tremor, what happens next is anyone’s guess.

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