During the Wireless Innovations 2008 conference, T-Mobile USA vice president and general manager of the broadband and new business division Joe Sims has confirmed that the carrier’s first device based on the Google developed platform would ship in the 4th quarter of this year, and has officially joined the Open Handset Alliance along with network platform developer Qualcomm.
Both companies cited initial resistance to the platform previously making claims that the platform was untested and unproven, but Qualcomm has recently demonstrated test devices based on OHA specifications, most notably during CTIA signaling a major change of attitude, especially with the implementation of multimedia functions such as uploads, web browsing, and photography.
