Bloomberg: Verizon to Launch iPhone in 2011
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Following the The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg reports that Verizon is launching an iPhone early next year.
Bloomberg cites multiple anonymous sources who claim Verizon will begin carrying the iPhone in January 2011, ending AT&T’s exclusive partnership with Apple.
Bloomberg’s report follows The Wall Street Journal’s article in May, which claimed that Apple is scheduled to produce CDMA iPhones this September. CDMA is the standard used by Verizon iPhones.
Technology publications and analysts have speculated about a Verizon iPhone for years, but the stipulations of Apple’s exclusive contract with AT&T remain unconfirmed. However, it’s notable that two mainstream news outlets are now claiming a Verizon iPhone is due soon.
In response to Verizon iPhone rumors in May, AT&T said during an investor conference that the company was not intimidated by a Verizon iPhone because discounted family and business plans would make it difficult for subscribers to transition multiple devices to a new carrier.
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
See Also:
- AT&T Sees No Threat in a Verizon iPhone
- Apple’s Contract With AT&T Does Not Quash Verizon Rumor
- Big Chunk of Verizon Customers Would Switch to an iPhone
- Verizon iPhone ‘Unlikely’ in 2010, Says Analyst
Photo of an AT&T iPhone 4: Jon Snyder/Wired.com
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