Vodafone now supports Ubuntu!

Even as the market remains clueless regarding when the first Ubuntu-powered smartphone will be available, there's good news coming for the open source community. The Vodafone Group, a popular carrier, has now become the latest to join the Ubuntu Carrier Advisor Group, something that will help Ubuntu mobile devices reach as many users as possible!

“Vodafone will join national and multi-national carriers in decisions that influence the development of Ubuntu for smartphones,” sources at Canonical said in an official statement. This means that Vodafone will soon make sure users all across its global network have access to Ubuntu-powered mobile devices. Ubuntu Carrier Advisor Group also includes China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, Everything Everywhere, SK Telecom, Telecom Italia, Telstra, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless.