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iPhone hopefuls still waiting for Apple to bring the iconic smartphone to other US carriers may soon get their wish. With AT&T’s iPhone exclusivity agreement widely believed to end in 2010, Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster believes that Apple will bring the iPhone to other US carriers in the summer of 2010. The move, says Munster, will be motivated by the possibility of gaining even greater market share in the US.
Apple moved away from its carrier exclusivity model in France, allowing multiple French carriers to offer the iPhone. The multi-carrier model has helped Apple gain something like 40% of the market. That’s contrasts with the US, where the iPhone is tied to AT&T and only accounts for approximately 15% of the market. Munster believes that Apple is making up for lost revenue from exclusivity agreements (like revenue sharing) by selling more iPhones.
If Apple were to announce an iPhone for another US wireless carrier, like Verizon Wireless, they’d likely do so alongside their iPhone 3GS refresh next Summer. Verizon Wireless has been showing more interest in the iPhone, and has been fast-tracking the launch of their 4G LTE network for early 2010. With a little luck, Verizon’s first iPhone could be the US’s first LTE handset.
[Via: AppleInsider]
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
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