More chatter about a Verizon Wireless iPhone hit Wall Street

By on Jun 23, 2010 at 4:38 AM
Rumor June 23, 2010

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Analysts are contributing in tandem to the rumor mill today by proclaiming the inevitability of a Verizon Wireless-branded iPhone. First is Ben Reitzes of Barclays Capital, who says a Verizon Wireless iPhone could enter production in Q4 2010 and land in the first calendar quarter of 2011. Reitzes estimates that Verizon could sell as many as 9 million iPhones next year and anticipates a market in Asia for this CDMA variant of the iPhone 4. Not alone in the latest chapter of this seeming endless rumor, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch analyst Scott Craig points to the success of the iPhone in unlocked markets as an important factor in bringing Apple and Verizon Wireless together at last. With the iPhone on the nation’s largest carrier, Craig predicts Apple could sell an additional 8 million handsets in FY 2011. So what do you think — will the allure of selling an additional 8-9 million handsets be enough to finally make Apple and Verizon Wireless work together to make the CDMA iPhone a reality?

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  • EK14

    can you morons stop posting this crap? ATT and Apple signed a 5 year exclusive deal in 2007. 2007 + 5 = 2012.

    Shut up already. It wont happen till then.

    • VzwGuy30

      On the iphone yes…. but they could call it something else, make a few changes, and walla!

      ALSO, lets be real about this that wouldn’t stop them from releasing it to another carrier especially if that other carrier could sell them another 8-9 million phones. Think about it.

      • justme

        it is an exclusive agreement that apple can not make anything for anyone else. it was renegotiated due to at&t giving apple the pricing it wanted for the ipad data

      • EK14

        no.. its 100% exclusive. All Apple products. These crap news stories need to stop till at least that exclusive deal expires. Its crap journalism.

    • HR85

      Then stop reading it. Geesh

    • SCT327

      There is also a clause in the contract where if at&t can provide good enough coverage that they can explore other options and they signed a five year contract and THREE year exclusive deal

      2007+3=2010

    • Sean Brown

      …..apples contract with At&t ended in june but it was renewed for a year beacuse of the iPad, and verizon is currently testing 3 CDMA ready iPhones. But since the announcement/relase of the iPhone 4 the CDMA iPhone has been put off

  • Blakberry Bold

    I am happy with my Droid. Thank you. Idon’twannaiphone.

  • drewbie

    This needs to end. Its not going to happen anytime soon, and clearly Verizon is more focused on Android right now..

  • http://www.webandblog.com Oleksiy Deverishchev

    No, not Verizon. Considering old-time relations between Steve Jobs and Verizon’s CEO. Got some thoughts here:
    http://www.webandblog.com/general/iphone-4-pre-orders-dirty-apple-game-and-t-mobile-availability/

  • nick

    this Verizon business is likely not going to happen until both AT

  • Jack D’Angelo

    Dear BGR,

    These rumours are not true. Verizon has no plans to now or ever support the iphone unless and until Apple changes its pricing policies. I can’t go into further details but suffice it to say they are very restrictive and cost prohibitive.

    Sincerly,

    Jack D’Angelo

  • d(*_*)b

    ugh not this crap again. so a guy that does not work for verizon thinks they are getting the iphone.

  • Senor Dickhaus

    I think these VeriPhone rumors a garbage in general, but let me just mention that IF Verizon does get the iPhone, they will have a hell of a lot more than 8-9 million subscribers. People will jump off AT&T in droves to come to Verizon. I the number is closer to 11-12 million, if anything.

    • Jhomey78

      I doubt that that will happen. I would never go for Verizon, the most expensive carrier out of all of them and the most overrated…

  • TheBiggs

    In a report from “Business Week” late yesterday, Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg was quoted as saying “the ball is in Apple’s court” as to having the iPhone come to VzW. Remember, anything romours you read are just that: ROMOURS!

    • Sean Brown

      rumors*

  • V

    Even if this were to happen CDMA is a terrible network the iphone is slightly better than par on AT&Ts network on verizon it would be a serious fail. CDMA is a waste of time.

  • Bigred1

    Let’s all remember vzw got offered the iPhone first and declined due to warranty exchange processes. However a release date of 2011 would coincide with when vzws CEO Lowell mcadams said they would be launching a 4g phone, lte=gsm. And I’m confused how people think vzw is more expensive when there pricing is the exact same as AT&T but o wait…have fun with your 2gb cap shared with your pc, I downloaded iTunes last night and that was almost a gig itself….

  • ba

    I want my iPhone NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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