Verizon has continued lately to talk about their “Open Network Initiative”. However, there seems to be two types of open: the first is where you can use an unlocked device on any network you choose (ie GSM open) and Verizon open which means that you can use any device (within reason) on their network. From CNET:
Seemingly in a nod both to regulatory pressure and movement by companies like Google in the mobile space, the No. 2 wireless carrier said it had decided to open up its network to device and application developers–with what it portrays as few limits.
The first is revenue decreasing and the second is revenue enhancing from the perspective of the carrier. What us as the consumer want is both. We want is an open network where all the services work where and when we want them without it costing an arm and a leg on any device we please. Much like the way the internet (or highways for that matter) work now….. And there in lies the problem….it is not in the interest of the carriers to do so….
