Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies has unveiled plans to enter the smart phones market using the Android platform in 2009. As a future maker of Android smart phones, Huawei has also joined the Google-led Open Handset Alliance.
With the announced entry of Sony and Sony
Ericcson to the OHA earlier this week, the alliance's numbers have now
swelled to 48 and the momentum is building for the Linux-based Android
mobile handsets platform, which includes the operating system,
middleware, user-friendly interfaces, and applications.
According to Huawei, the company has established strategic partnerships
with most of the OHA's members, including China Mobile, Telefónica, and
T-Mobile.
Mr. Li Jilin, Huawei Communication’s vice president said, “Huawei sees
potential in the operator resale market, and is relying on its insight
into mobile communication trends and operators’ requirements to further
explore the mobile field to meet the varied demands of operators and
users.
“Joining the Open Handset Alliance is an important step in Huawei’s
global strategy. Currently, we’re developing smart phones on the
Android platform, which we plan to launch in 2009. We believe that the
Android platform will transform the mobile life experience for users
around the world. Huawei is dedicated to playing an important role in
this transformation.”
The phenomenal interest and growth in the smart phones space now taking
place, however, has been sparked and driven by the Apple iPhone and to
a lesser extent RIM's Blackberry range, both of which use proprietary
operating platforms.
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