Boeing entering mobile market with “the Boeing phone”
Apr 12, 2012, 10:26 AM | Updated: 2:30 pm
Boeing is reportedly entering the smartphone market with a
gadget called “the Boeing phone,” expected to be available
in late 2012.
GeekWire
reports Boeing has confirmed to them they are working
on “a trusted mobile device that will serve the US
Government Defense and Security market.”
The high security mobile device in development will
reportedly run on an Android operating system.
Similar high-security mobile options run between $15,000
to $20,000, according to a report from National Defense
Magazine, but the president of Boeing Network and
Space Systems Roger Krone told reporters they’re trying to
aim lower than that, but “not mass-market price point.”
The device is reportedly being built to provide secure
communications, but also provide a user access to popular
consumer apps.
Boeing’s partners in the project have not been revealed.
