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Apple is Unlikely to Launch LTE iPhone in 2011

Posted May 18, 2011 at 10:44am by iClarified · 6068 views
Apple is unlikely to launch a LTE enabled iPhone in 2011 due to problems concerning yield rates of LTE chips offered by Qualcomm, according to DigiTimes.

Apple is likely to delay the launch of its LTE-enabled iPhones to 2012, said the sources, noting that the industry had also long been skeptical about the launch of LTE iPhones in 2011 as the implementation of LTE networks has not yet matured.

DigiTimes also notes that all three top telecom carriers in China have expressed interest in carrying the 'iPhone 4S' which is reported to feature a CDMA-GSM device.

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