3G iPhone confirmed
Posted on 29th November 2007 in Apple, Telecom | 4 Comments »
Apple iPhone will receive a serious speed upgrade in 2008.
A serious competition disadvantage for iPhone in EU – low mobile speed – is going to be resolved next year, AT&T Inc. Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson confirmed. AT&T is the exclusive carrier for the iPhone in the U.S.
At this point iPhone supports EDGE that is considered 2.75G and lacks speed esp. in comparison with Nokia, e.g. N95.
Long awaited news come in advance of Apple’s plan of selling 10 million iPhones in 2008. In Nordic countries any EDGE phone could only expect modest sales. For instance Finland announced full 3G coverage to become available in 2008 just recently and Estonia already has 3.5G HSDPA coverage in most populated areas. So if Apple plans to expand to Northern Europe 3G compatibility would definitely be critical.
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Photo by Shafiur Rahman
4 Responses
I dont get what you mean. How is the competitive disadvantage in the EU going to be resolved by AT&T in the US?
Without doubt speed is very desirable but you would be daft to think it is THE determinant of iPhone sales. The device is a pleasure to use for a variety of reasons which have nothing to do with speed. Its an iPod, its a YouTube viewer, its an organiser, its an emailer, its a camera etc etc. For god sake man, people want hacked versions of this phone which dont even have full functionality let alone 3G.
But not that Apple have neglected speed in its marketing. In UK, O2 have got a deal with The Cloud Wifi service allowing unlimited access to iPhone users to Cloud Wifi points.
We all want iPhones regardless of speed. At the moment anyway…
AT&T just confirmed that such a development is a work in progress. There are no official statements from Apple but it’s obvious that any device released in U.S. will eventually be marketed in Europe.
What I mean is very simple – connectivity is crucial for any smartphone and despite the availability of WiFi, which is great, 3G is currently way more convenient, stable and in many cases faster, esp. considering HSDPA.
By UBS analysts German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG (IFX) is likely to supply the new systems solution to Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) and 3G-enabled iPhones will be released by mid-year.
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