Apple?s next new iPhone will work on the fastest wireless networks around the world which is including the U.S., Europe and Asia, though it is unlikely to be available on every carrier, people familiar with the matter said.
The technical compatibility with so-called LTE networks removes a competitive danger for Apple and gives carriers the chance to sell their fastest data services to Apple’s base of iPhone customers.
Smartphone makers, including market leader have begun offering LTE phones globally. That has given them a selling point that so far Apple has not had.
Many wireless carriers are eager to drive more customers to their networks, which are more efficient and could spur faster growth in data revenue by making it easier for consumers to use services like streaming video.
Apple is expected to show off its latest iPhone, which will also have a slightly larger screen, at a press event in San Francisco on Sept. 12. Many analysts have widely expected that the new phone will support LTE.
It isn’t likely to work with all carriers’ LTE networks in all countries, the people said, though it wasn’t clear which would be left out. If I had to speculate on this however I would say that Verizon and AT&T will be the globally used iPhones and that companies like Tmobile and Sprint will have the iPhone but it will not be global. Just makes sense that top two would have the top type phones.