Nokia's Linux OS to support 3G (ZDNet) [LWN.net]

Nokia plans to support 3G cellular connectivity on the next version of its Maemo tablet, according to this ZDNet article. "On Wednesday, Nokia's open-source chief Dr Ari Jaaksi told the audience at an Open Source In Mobile (OSIM) event in Berlin that Maemo 5 would include support for high-speed packet access (HSPA), a standard sometimes described as 'super-3G'. The operating systems in existing N800-series tablets only allow voice calls through VoIP applications and Wi-Fi, rather than natively supporting cellular connectivity. A mobile device supporting cellular connectivity would be able to link directly to mobile-phone networks."

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Nokia's Linux OS to support 3G (ZDNet)

Posted Sep 18, 2008 18:08 UTC (Thu) by me@jasonclinton.com (subscriber, #52701) [Link]

This is interesting because Motorola has been claiming that they can't make a 3G capable Linux phone due to lack of drivers for UMTS chipsets. All the members of the RAZR family that run Linux are sans 3G.

Nokia's Linux OS to support 3G (ZDNet)

Posted Sep 18, 2008 18:12 UTC (Thu) by kragil (subscriber, #34373) [Link]

HTC Dream Android phones seem to run 3G just fine. Will be out next month.

Nokia's Linux OS to support 3G (ZDNet)

Posted Sep 18, 2008 20:40 UTC (Thu) by leoc (subscriber, #39773) [Link]

Will the HTC Dream's drivers be open source?

Nokia's Linux OS to support 3G (ZDNet)

Posted Sep 18, 2008 18:57 UTC (Thu) by iabervon (subscriber, #722) [Link]

I'd guess that Nokia found a module (that can use less customized drivers) instead of a chipset. It's a whole lot easier to build a tablet than a phone in this respect.

Abstracted interfaces

Posted Sep 19, 2008 1:59 UTC (Fri) by sladen (subscriber, #27402) [Link]

"ATD..." seems to work here just the same. Standardised, layered interfaces exist for a reason. Don't reinvent something if it's already abstracted for you.