Comments on: Motorola updates recently released iDEN i335 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/02/04/motorola-updates-recently-released-iden-i335.html Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:32:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Charles http://www.intomobile.com/2008/02/04/motorola-updates-recently-released-iden-i335.html/comment-page-1/#comment-153722 Charles Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:26:15 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/02/04/motorola-updates-recently-released-iden-i335.html#comment-153722 Not only is Motorola a "Big Dog in the iDEN world", they are the only dog. Motorola created and developed iDEN; it is their proprietary technology. Sprint/Nextel is now apparently realizing their mistake in trying to abandon iDEN technology for CDMA (one key executive at Sprint involved in that decision a few years ago had called iDEN a "boutique" technology). Now it looks like the Nextel side will actually grow again in its iDEN-ness (good news for those who like the iDEN experience). The iDEN handsets manufactured by Motorola are a separate animal from the rest of their handset business. I wouldn't be too surprised if the iDEN handsets stayed within Moto while the rest of Mobile Devices left (assuming that decision is made). Not only is Motorola a “Big Dog in the iDEN world”, they are the only dog. Motorola created and developed iDEN; it is their proprietary technology.

Sprint/Nextel is now apparently realizing their mistake in trying to abandon iDEN technology for CDMA (one key executive at Sprint involved in that decision a few years ago had called iDEN a “boutique” technology). Now it looks like the Nextel side will actually grow again in its iDEN-ness (good news for those who like the iDEN experience).

The iDEN handsets manufactured by Motorola are a separate animal from the rest of their handset business. I wouldn’t be too surprised if the iDEN handsets stayed within Moto while the rest of Mobile Devices left (assuming that decision is made).

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