Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Shuns CDMA

The Microsoft Windows Phone 7 SDK is out and available to developers already. In the coming days, it may be expected that handsets running the newest operating system fromMicrosoft will be available in the fall. However, if you are a CDMA person then you should prepare yourself for a longer wait.

At the outset, AT & T and T-mobile, both GSM carriers, are expected to come out with mobiles using the Mobile 7. As of now, Verizon and Sprint don’t feature in the immediate plans.

Microsoft came up with a really interesting explanation for the issue that should perhaps drive the interest in the platform further higher among potential users. They said they didn’t want to do all at once and compromise on quality in the process.

The plan is to come up with an exceptional, never before seen mobile operating system in the Windows Mobile 7. While it will currently be only on GSM, early 2010 should see a CDMA version released. Perhaps the global preference of GSM over CDMA was kept in mind to develop a GSM first OS.

Recently Nokia announced there expansion plans in the US. The most dominant mobile makers of the world also made it clear that they would prefer GSM over CDMA technology for their endeavors. Though ha the USA runs CDMA, Nokia pointed out that the GSM carriers are better suited for developing 4G communications with Long Term Evolution.

The Windows Phone 7 phones are expected to start shipping early next month. Certain sections of the media seem to believe that October 11 would be the tentative date for the launch.Microsoft had lost great grounds in the smartphones market with the earlier Windows Phone being unable to keep up to pace with iOS and Google’s Android. With the Windows Mobile 7, Microsoft attempts to resurrect itself in the smartphone arena. As of now, Microsoft can hopes to upturn the reports from Gartner’s analysis.