Apple s'envole vers le premier rang mondial - Les Echos.fr. Apple to Offer iPhone on Verizon, Ending Exclusivity with AT and T - NYTimes.com. Verizon iPhone Is Real, Is 3G and Is a Hotspot.: Tech News and Analysis « The debate about whether a Verizon iPhone is coming is no longer up for speculation.
Verizon Wireless confirmed one of the most talked about rumors in technology by unveiling the iPhone 4 on its network today at an event in New York. “We welcome this game-changing device to our network and to our Verizon family,” said Dan Mead, CEO of Verizon Wireless. The device, available for pre-order for existing Verizon customers on Feb. 3, is very similar to the current iPhone on AT&T but will work on Verizon’s 3G CDMA network.
Is Apple About To Cut Out the Carriers?: Tech News « Sources inside European carriers have reported that Apple has been working with SIM-card manufacturer Gemalto to create a special SIM card that would allow consumers in Europe to buy a phone via the web or at the Apple Store and get the phones working using Apple’s App Store.
It’s rumored that Apple and Gemalto have created a SIM card, which is typically a chip that carries subscriber identification information for the carriers, that will be integrated into the iPhone itself. Then customers will then be able to choose their carrier at time of purchase at the Apple web site or retail store, or buy the phone and get their handset up and running through a download at the App Store as opposed to visiting a carrier store or calling the carrier. Either way, it reduces the role of the carrier in the iPhone purchase.