The former Samsung and Motorola executive spoke at D: Dive Into Mobile about the broader mobile landscape and about his new gig as co-head of security firm NQ Mobile.
Richard Yu tells AllThingsD that while carriers like alternatives to Android and Apple, it remains to be seen whether consumers will bite. Meanwhile, Huawei plans more Windows Phones.
The company is also buying Earthmine, a California-based 3-D mapping company, releasing an iOS app and partnering with Mozilla to bring Nokia maps to Firefox OS.