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Hmm, its kind of interesting we can get CELL ID on GSM handsets via MobileOS terminal resident libs/applications. The challenge actually is on CDMA handsets.
The way I read this DevX article is that on Brew handsets you can only get Cell ID if the gpsOne chip is on the handset as that will indicate that the handset can integrate with he changed/updated Mobile Operator backend. Thus, if you were building a platform using Cell ID in your services delivery to Mobile handsets platform you would have toncentrate on Cell ID on GSM handsets as the first tier.
You would not be able to concentrate on the CDMA Brew handset tier until the market is saturated with the new BREW gpsONE handsets which I predict will happen in about 2 to 3 years. Of course you also have J2ME with LBS api somewhat overlapping this tier as J2ME LBS enable ddevices with the exception of iDEN handsets are not in the market in force.
Of course iDEN handsets and networks are not structured for consumer applications both economically and from a business stand point and thus you never see entertainment applications on the iDEN handsets or network in any appreicable fashion.
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