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Verizon to Require 4G LTE Compatibility for 'All' Future Smartphones
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So, unsurprisingly, the next iPhone will contain 4G capabilities. I couldn't imagine them not releasing a 4G-capable phone in roughly the same manner as 3G was offered for the original iPhone.
The newest Qualcomm chip that everyone is waiting for, and will vastly improve LTE battery life, is the MDM9615. However, last I heard, it isn't expected to be released until Q2. Assuming Apple goes with that, I don't expect to see an LTE iPhone until sometime in mid to late summer. So that would be a small delay from the June timeframe some people probably would hope for. But the addition of LTE would be well worth the small delay for Apple.
So really, I think the iPhone 5 will have LTE, but I don't think it will have anything to do with Verizon demanding it. It will have it because the chipset release dates that Apple is waiting for will finally line up with Apple's schedule.
So really, I think the iPhone 5 will have LTE, but I don't think it will have anything to do with Verizon demanding it. It will have it because the chipset release dates that Apple is waiting for will finally line up with Apple's schedule.
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I'm pretty confident that the next iPhone will have that new Qualcomm LTE combo chip. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if it goes in iPad first as that seems like it would be easier since heat battery is less of an issue.
I'm pretty confident that the next iPhone will have that new Qualcomm LTE combo chip. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if it goes in iPad first as that seems like it would be easier since heat battery is less of an issue.
Apple needs the carriers just as much as the carriers need them. Dont be so naive!
Maybe. But apparently, at least one of them has decided to be Apple's bi***.
Draw your own conclusions.
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Basically, Verizon does what Apple does: give a hard thumbs down to outdated technology and move forward quicker.
I expect Apple to like this, and Verizon to be the most Apple friendly network this way.
Siri has increased the data hunger of iPhones, so it's only natural that Apple would implement a faster data transfer interface.
It could be that the stress smartphones put on providers isn't exactly through sheer data volume, but through the time a smartphone needs to take a spot to get that data. Quicker data transfer could relax stressed networks (if I'm not wrong with this assumption).
I expect Apple to like this, and Verizon to be the most Apple friendly network this way.
Siri has increased the data hunger of iPhones, so it's only natural that Apple would implement a faster data transfer interface.
It could be that the stress smartphones put on providers isn't exactly through sheer data volume, but through the time a smartphone needs to take a spot to get that data. Quicker data transfer could relax stressed networks (if I'm not wrong with this assumption).
I think that the odds that the next iPhone will support LTE are about 99.99%, +/- 0.01%. There will be 28nm chipsets coming out this year that reduce power consumption. Plus, AT&T's network will be built out to most of the important markets, Sprint will be on its way, and Verizon will be about done with their rollout, not to mention the European and Asian carriers (most of whom are behind Verizon and AT&T right now), who will be deploying LTE.
Remember, most people who buy iPhones in mid- to late-2012 will have them until mid- to late-2014, by which time LTE will be commonplace. They'll want LTE.
Remember, most people who buy iPhones in mid- to late-2012 will have them until mid- to late-2014, by which time LTE will be commonplace. They'll want LTE.
Does anyone honestly believe the next iPhone won't have LTE? This isn't really news. It would have been like AT&T saying all future smart phones would require 3G six months before the iPhone 3G was released - Apple was pretty must last to the game, but everyone knew it was coming next.
common sense
Verizon may certainly try to influence Apple but it's a "pressure" thing rather than "my way or the highway". That will/may work with some companies but Apple is not one that will be pushed into releasing a product before it deems it ready.
Personally I think this is the right approach. Apple makes products, Verizon does networks. Verizon can certainly choose what products it will sell and I'll bet that the iPhone will be on their list even if it doesn't have LTE.
I don't need LTE but I do want a phone that is unlocked for international. That's why my next one will not be AT&T. Verizon made the right call with this, AT&T did not.
Verizon may certainly try to influence Apple but it's a "pressure" thing rather than "my way or the highway". That will/may work with some companies but Apple is not one that will be pushed into releasing a product before it deems it ready.
Personally I think this is the right approach. Apple makes products, Verizon does networks. Verizon can certainly choose what products it will sell and I'll bet that the iPhone will be on their list even if it doesn't have LTE.
I don't need LTE but I do want a phone that is unlocked for international. That's why my next one will not be AT&T. Verizon made the right call with this, AT&T did not.
I read somewhere that it costs Verizon 1/4 as much to send the same amount of data (for example, 1 MB) via 4g.
Verizon doesn't care about battery life. They care about making the most money possible out of a customer's plan.
If anyone can give them a nice pimp hand to the face, though, it's Apple.
Verizon doesn't care about battery life. They care about making the most money possible out of a customer's plan.
If anyone can give them a nice pimp hand to the face, though, it's Apple.
Only Verizon's sale of the iPhone 5.
Apple will release the next iPhone when it wants to. Verizon will have a choice to support and sell it or let AT&T/Sprint (and perhaps TMo) sell it while Verizon continues to sell the 4S.
It's not the iPhone 5. Quit calling it that.
No one but apple knows what the next iPhone will be called, so we have to call it something...
Obviously verizon higher ups would know if the next iPhone is LTE by now.. .I'm sure its already being tested on their network... That being said in my opinion they made this statement with the knowledge that the next iPhone is LTE
Is Verizon 4G LTE a completely different technology? Meaning does it not have some of the limitations that CDMA has like simultaneous talk and data?
Is Verizon 4G LTE a completely different technology? Meaning does it not have some of the limitations that CDMA has like simultaneous talk and data?
I am willing to bet that the new Qualcomm LTE chipset will not be in the iPad 3. It's hoped they can get the new process down in time for mass production in Q2, but clearly there is time between design, testing, validation, mass production. I am guessing they will use the current LTE chipset (since they have much more space for battery size than the iPhone) and then the new chipset in the fall for the iPhone LTE (that's what I am calling it for now).
Just my theory.
I don't know why anyone would expect next iPhone before fall. The iPad and iPhone releases are now 6 months apart which eases component demand spikes on their suppliers.
Judging by the insane demand we're seeing for the 4S, and the anticipated record iPhone sales Apple will report later this month, there is no need to release one ahead of Apple's normal schedule. Not yet, at least.
It's not the iPhone 5. Quit calling it that.
Get over it. There's plenty of threads, pages, and posts about why it's going to be called the iPhone 5 regardless of how many phone versions Apple has made.
Don't take it so seriously. It obviously means that the next iPhone will have LTE. People said the same thing about 3G back when the update was but a breathe away.
No, the current LTE chipset is horribly inefficient. Once this they can produce one that is somewhat efficient-in Apples eyes, then and only then will they use it. They could give a rats ass about what Verizon says. If they release the 5 with no LTE, Verizon will gladly sell it and say 'thank you sir, may I have another' in the process.