Verizon to Launch 4G LTE iPhone in 2010? Verizon and Apple Testing 4G LTE CDMA iPhone According to Unconfirmed Rumors

A new rumor circling the Internet is saying that Verizon will finally
sell the iPhone next year. Whether you like it or not, the signs are all
there and they are pointing to a 4G LTE iPhone.

First of all, LTE is going to be the next high-speed communication
standard. Verizon has been testing it for a while now and it wants to
deploy LTE as fast as possible in order to launch it next year. Apple
will surely not miss the opportunity of bringing an updated 4G LTE
iPhone to the table. And Verizon seems the way to go. After all, it s no
secret that Verizon s nationwide network is superior to AT T s current
capabilities!

Secondly, we ve seen various carriers around the world losing iPhone
exclusivity recently. In UK besides O2, Vodafone and Orange will sell
the iPhone. In Canada besides Rogers, Bell and Telus are going to sell
the iPhone. In other words Apple is ready to sign deals with other
carriers in order to pitch the iPhone to other subscribers too. So why
shouldn t other carriers in the U.S. sell the iPhone too?

Thirdly, T-Mobile might start selling the iPhone in the USA sooner than
we expect. If Apple is ready to make such a move then we assume
Cupertino is considering Verizon too. After all Verizon is the number
one carrier in the USA and it will offer more than 80 million potential
iPhone buyers.

Last but not least, the upcoming Apple tablet was rumored to be sold by
Verizon in 2010. Although that s another unconfirmed rumor, it s clear
that Verizon and Apple are negotiating a future partnership.

That brings us to current rumors which say that Apple and Verizon have
been testing a 4G LTE iPhone over the last few months. This CDMA iPhone
should work on the carrier s newest 700MHz network although nothing is
confirmed at this point. So don t expect any arrival dates and pricing
details yet!

What we can easily assume is that Apple is going to roll out a new
iPhone next summer. And it might just be a 4G LTE iPhone ready to be
used in various networks, CDMA included. Apple wants to sell even more
iPhones at this point so terminating exclusivity deals and focusing on
emerging technologies such as LTE seems the right way to go.