After months of speculation about Google’s entry into the mobile space, T-Mobile is introducing the first Android-powered mobile phone aptly named the G1, today.  The launch event is scheduled to begin at 10:30am EDT and will be webcasted here.

Many blogs and websites already covered the details about the handset, which sports a large touch screen and a slide-out keyboard and is manufactured by HTC.

While there is nothing truly revolutionary about the phone itself, the rumors about T-Mobile possibly offering free 3G data access with a two year calling plan could be “game-changing”, literally extending the notion of free email to the wireless world. It will be interesting to see if T-Mobile has indeed the guts to make this bold move.

There are no details yet on synchronization with corporate email systems or enterprise security and provisioning tools. However, given the free/open access and flexibility of Android, one can expect many 3rd party applications to become available within the next few months.

Update: Predictably, T-Mobile did not have the guts to offer a free data plan for the G1. The pricing announced at today’s press conference is comparable to the service plans offered by the other carriers.

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