Linux coming to lots of cell phones

How do you feel about penguins? If you're putting together long-term wireless strategies, you might want to make your peace with the flightless birds if a report by ABI Research is correct. They say that 331 million smartphones will be running Linux by 2012. To do this, manufacturers will have to do a bit of convincing where the FCC is concerned--the regulatory agency is worried that users will be able to make easy (and unauthorized) changes to radios controlled by open-source software. For most corporate users though, an open-source phone has the same promise as open-source server software: it means an easier path to mobile application development.

For more on Linux cell phones:
- read the full report at NetworkWorld