The American mobile carrier has joined the CAG group

Aug 2, 2013 14:22 GMT  ·  By

The Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group has just received another major member, namely wireless carrier T-Mobile USA.

Besides the support of Verizon Wireless, Canonical has managed to convince T-Mobile USA, a mobile carrier with almost 300 million consumers, to join its CAG (Carrier Advisory Group) initiative.

“As a member of the CAG, T-mobile USA will join discussions to influence the development of Ubuntu for smartphones.”

“National and multi-national carriers are invited to join the CAG. Members of the CAG participate in confidential briefings on the Ubuntu smartphone roadmap and will have a period of exclusivity to ship Ubuntu in their markets,” reads the official announcement.

The simple adhesion to the Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group doesn’t mean that T-Mobile USA is backing Ubuntu Touch or that it will release any handsets based on this OS.