iPhone Coming to All Carriers?

Amid the flurry of speculation surrounding Apple’s expected release of a tablet device on Wednesday at an event in San Francisco, rumors are starting to spread that Steve Jobs will also use the stage to announce the end of AT&T's two-and-a-half year exclusive run on the iPhone.

Cupertino, California, Apple is expected to release the iPhone to all U.S. wireless carriers in the next 18 months, doubling or tripling the number of devices sold, said Tim Horan, a telecommunications analyst at Oppenheimer & Co. in a note to clients.

T-Mobile will get the phone this summer, followed by Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel in the fall, Mr. Horan wrote on Monday.

AT&T, which has been the exclusive carrier of the iPhone since its June 2007 launch, has been much criticized for its poor data infrastructure and the number of calls dropped.

“We believe AT&T’s iPhone exclusivity arrangement with Apple will be expiring by mid-2010,” Mr. Horan wrote. “For wireless carriers, customers are demanding the device and they need to remain competitive.”

But the news that everyone is waiting for is Apple’s widely expected release of a new tablet-like device, dubbed the iSlate by industry watchers.

"The new products we are planning to release this year are very strong, starting this week with a major new product that we're really excited about," Apple CEO Steve Jobs said in a statement.

The Mac maker is scheduled to hold an event on Wednesday where it may launch the tablet device, which is said to be a handheld device with a touch screen for users to view Internet content, play games, and watch television.

Apple on Monday also reported strong first-quarter 2010 sales and profit that beat Wall Street expectations on demand for iPhones and Macs.
by Lalee Sadighi

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