When the Android powered Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Nexus One launched, it was no secret that it was heading towards the Verizon network (NYSE:VZ). What we weren’t clear about was when. The only information we had to go on was a vague message stating “Spring 2010!”
Earlier today, a CDMA version (version model PB99300, GSM version PB99100) of the Google Nexus One just passed the stringent testing of the Federal Communications and Commissions. CDMA technology is what is deployed on the Verizon network.
What this means is that there is now a version of the Google Nexus One that has been approved and is compatible with the Verizon network, just waiting to come into the hands of mobile users. As to the exact launch date, well, we still don’t know that.
However, if past history is any indication, typically, FCC approval has usually meant launch date within one month. Again, this is not a surefire proven recipe, but it has been a very general trend. Assuming that Verizon doesn’t throw us a surprise and launch any new smartphones prior to the Nexus One, the Google phone will be first Android powered smartphone with a 1 Ghz Snapdragon processor for the mobile carrier.
Via: Mobile Crunch, Ubergizmo
