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BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Nov. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. wireless provider Verizon Wireless said it will open its network to devices, software and applications that the company doesn't offer.
The "Any Apps, Any Device" option would be available to Verizon customers throughout the country by the end of 2008, the Basking Ridge, N.J., company said Tuesday in a news release.
Technical standards are expected to be released early next year within the development community to design products needed to work with the Verizon Wireless network, the company said. Under the plan, any device meeting minimum technical standard could be activated on the network and any application the customer chooses would be allowed.
"This is a transformation point in the 20-year history of mass market wireless devices -- one which we believe will set the table for the next level of innovation and growth," said Lowell McAdam, Verizon Wireless president and chief executive officer. "Verizon Wireless is not changing our successful retail model but rather adding an additional retail option for customers looking for a different wireless experience."
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