Apple Readies 3G iPhone For Next Year

Seattle (dbTechno) - Apple has announced that they are going to release a 3G iPhone next year which will allow the phone to run faster than its current AT&T EDGE network it runs on.

The Apple iPhone in its current state was released as an exclusive phone to the AT&T network, running on the slower EDGE network which the company uses. Things are changing though as Apple is going to release a new 3G iPhone which will mean it is running on the fastest possible broadband network.

There was no price or release date announced as of yet though. AT&T Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson stated that “You’ll have it next year.” He also stated that Apple CEO Steve Jobs “will dictate what the price of the phone is.”

He took a shot at the cell phone industry stating “How this industry has gone about the handset business is so poorly done. The iPhone is the first shot across the bow. Here is this device that has such usability and functionality built into it, you can make a little money selling the handset and you can share the revenue stream with the handset maker.”

No other information was released in regards to the 3G iPhone. He did state though that “Our customers don’t say they want a network. They say they want the phone and that capability. The company that wins over time will have the best quality and the best coverage.”