Apple to become wireless carrier for iPhone?

Posted on Thursday, December 14 2006 @ 0:01 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Analysts suggest Apple may serve as its own wireless carrier for the iPhone next year:
To operate as a mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO, Apple may partner with Cingular Wireless LLC to provide wireless service for a so-called iPhone, Benjamin Reitzes, a UBS analyst in New York, said today in a note.

Analysts have anticipated Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs will parlay the success of the iPod into new devices, including a combination music player and cell phone that works with its iTunes music software and online store. Apple has sold more 67.6 million iPods since 2001, and Jobs may be able to convince current iPod users to buy the iPhone, Reitzes said.


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