Wow, how’s that for a novel concept..interoperability. Two separate deals annnounced today:
— MMS/photo messaging interoperability between No. 3 operator Sprint and No. 4 T-Mobile USA. Technology from networking specialist VeriSign makes it possible.
— No. 1 U.S. operator Cingular Wireless said it has reached similar message-exchange agreements with Sprint, T-Mobile, Leap Wireless and US Cellular. Earlier, Cingular had struck an agreement with No. 2 carrier Verizon Wireless allowing their subscribers to send mixed-media messages to each other.
But I would say this: don’t get too excited about the “breaking-down-walled-gardens” mantra…carriers will defend it to death. These are very small steps…not having interoperability is not a choice..it is given.
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