The United States mobile phone market is still abuzz over AT&T announcing its intentions to acquire T-Mobile USA. While it is still at least a year away until this acquisition becomes finalized, it's not too early to start thinking about what this could mean later on for smartphone vendors and operating systems involved with the two companies. Handset redundancy is to be expected and some vendors may end up experiencing smaller shipment volumes than before. But will it be that way for everyone?
AT&T has enjoyed a long history with smartphones, being one of the first carriers to offer such a device in the United States. It has enjoyed terrific success with the Apple iPhone since 2007, has had exclusive rights to multiple smartphone models, and has offered smartphones running on each of the major operating systems. Moreover, AT&T has a strong presence among enterprise customers in addition to its large consumer base. T-Mobile's list of accomplishments in the smartphone space is equally impressive: it was the first carrier worldwide to offer an Android-powered smartphone (the T-Mobile G1 in 2008), has a strong history with Android smartphones, and has likewise had exclusive rights to multiple smartphone models.
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