As excitement rose over the weekend about Google’s rumoured ‘Gphone’ announcement today, CNet news has come up with a convincing analysis as to what we might expect.
It seems the ‘GPhone’ might not be a specific handset, but instead will be a suite of software for mobiles based on open-source technology (Think a Google equivalent of Windows Mobile or Symbian), adopted by manufacturers.
It’s believed the platform will be code-named Android, which coincidentally enough, was the name of a mobile software company acquired by Google in 2005.
Sources close to Google have said that a software development kit for mobiles is in the works, and that a whole range of companies are involved in something called the Open Handset Alliance, featuring over 30 companies including HTC, Samsung and Motorola.
Basically, what CNet is saying is that Google’s plans are for a completely open mobile software platform that will go against the ‘walled garden’ approach so often taken by mobile operators, and which would open up the mobile internet.
If Google is successful in getting mobile manufacturers and operators to adopt its platform, this could be a seismic event in mobile. Then again, if all this is untrue, then it won’t.
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