During a conference call with investors last month Fran Shammo, the Chief Financial Officer of Verizon, leaked that the next Verizon iPhone would be a “world phone” – meaning the Verizon iPhone would be capable of being used on virtually any wireless network across the globe. Analysts are speculating that this is due to the inclusion of Qualcomm’s “Gobi” chipset in the current Verizon iPhone, which is capable of world-phone usage.
Today, Shammo provided a bit more information at the Reuters Global Technology Summit:
“While Verizon has sold fewer iPhones than some analysts expected, Shammo said he was happy with sales of the “six-month-old phone” that only works in some countries. When the next iPhone model launches Verizon will be able to offer it at the same time as AT&T. Verizon’s version will also work in as many countries as AT&T’s iPhone, which has global coverage, Shammo said.
Some customers held off on buying the first Verizon iPhone because they were waiting for a model that supports Verizon’s high-speed wireless service, which runs on a new technology called Long Term Evolution (LTE). Shammo said that even if the next iPhone does not support LTE, Verizon will have enough high-speed alternatives to sell.”
There’s little doubt according to Shammo’s comments that the next iPhone will not be capable of LTE technology. This was alluded to by Tim Cook, Apple’s CFO, on the company’s recent earnings conference call:
“Tim Cook said that these early generation LTE chips would require too many compromises in design, and that the Apple is very happy with the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS. This says to me that a 4G enabled iPhone won’t be with us for a few years yet.
He also, on a more positive noted, stated that Apple is working towards bringing the iPhone to more carriers. So, could we see a T-Mobile or Sprint iPhone sometime soon?”
Today, Shammo provided a bit more information at the Reuters Global Technology Summit:
“While Verizon has sold fewer iPhones than some analysts expected, Shammo said he was happy with sales of the “six-month-old phone” that only works in some countries. When the next iPhone model launches Verizon will be able to offer it at the same time as AT&T. Verizon’s version will also work in as many countries as AT&T’s iPhone, which has global coverage, Shammo said.
Some customers held off on buying the first Verizon iPhone because they were waiting for a model that supports Verizon’s high-speed wireless service, which runs on a new technology called Long Term Evolution (LTE). Shammo said that even if the next iPhone does not support LTE, Verizon will have enough high-speed alternatives to sell.”
There’s little doubt according to Shammo’s comments that the next iPhone will not be capable of LTE technology. This was alluded to by Tim Cook, Apple’s CFO, on the company’s recent earnings conference call:
“Tim Cook said that these early generation LTE chips would require too many compromises in design, and that the Apple is very happy with the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS. This says to me that a 4G enabled iPhone won’t be with us for a few years yet.
He also, on a more positive noted, stated that Apple is working towards bringing the iPhone to more carriers. So, could we see a T-Mobile or Sprint iPhone sometime soon?”
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