According to allaboutsymbian.com, AT&T will be distributing the Nokia 6650 smart phone. This is significant because the 6650 is a S60 v3 fp2 phone supporting Flash Lite, and also should support Nokia WRT applications. There are few models of s60 phones in the US market, with AT&T being the only network that currently carries the platform.

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For business purposes, I maintain a database of Flash Lite devices sold by network operators in the North American market. I find it useful to keep track of Flash Lite enabled devices for each network, Flash Lite versions and also the Flash Lite implementations generally available in the NA market (both USA and Canada). In addition to the large networks, there are a quite a few small regional GSM operators and some virtual networks that sell Flash Lite phones.

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Recently, Bill Perry from Adobe posted an important reference regarding the forcasted market share of Flash Lite phones by country/region around the world. A fundamental difference between Flash mobile and Flash for desktop PCs is that the types of content and capabilities of Flash Lite are not the same on every phone platform. Raw Flash Lite installation figures are useful, but for planning projects, it is more useful to know how many Flash Lite phones support a given content type.

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T-mobile USA site is now listing the Nokia 6263 phone. According to a mobile burn review, it seems the 6263 is the USA version of the Nokia 6267, which is a series 40 5th edition phone supporting Flash Lite 2.1.

For some reason it is not yet listed on the Nokia developer site. Allesandro posted about this earlier in December.

Here is an update for those who like to keep up on the “trickle” of new GSM Flash Lite phones entering the North American market through network operators.

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I have created a listing, by platform, of Flash Lite and Flash mobile capable phones in North America (US and Canada). This may be of use to developers who are curious about Flash mobile market penetration in North America, or for those who are deploying content or applications specific to the U.S. or Canadian market.

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