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INB410 Case Analysis Get ready for Verizon's 'Dream Phone' iPhone with Verizon : The Dream Phone Verizon iPhone? Somewhere in the mid of July ‘11 iPhone will be releasing its next generation multipurpose mobile, called iPhone 4G by Apple lovers around the world. A debate on the possible improvement, that apple will be making, has already been started. Verizon Communications, as a new carrier is one of iPhone is centre of apple lover’s debate. Verizon iPhone with its CDMA service may make CDMA users around the world very happy. Apple will have their contract finished with AT & T this year, which may be a relief to most of the iPhone users for the pitiful service from AT & T. Among all other hardware improvements, Apple will be introducing 4G service in their iPhone to give users the best experience, resulting technical changes in the specifications according to that. For video calling, one 1.3 MP camera on the Front is likely to be placed. Another 5 MP camera on the rear, with ability to shoot HD clarity Video, is predicted to be seen for using it as iPhone HD. There may be several feature upgrades like Apple may be testing 64 GB Flash NAND Memory Module which was invented by Toshiba and fastest mobile memory architecture till date. Other few improvements which apple fans are strongly suggesting to be implemented in the upcoming Verizon iPhone or iPhone 4G are the following: • LED Flash • OLED Display • Build it RFID • Touch Sensitive Case • Unibody Metal case • Removable Battery • Front camera for iChat • Advanced GPS Navigation System, True GPS • 3.5 mm Headphone Jack • Built in HD Video Recording & Editing Application • Face recognition system Apart from Hardware improvements, apple will be bringing Enhanced Sense UI for easier navigation, bring contact into home screen and other smaller updates. Apple will be using better processor like Dual Core and faster ram for feature rich application and multitasking capability. The features which were lacking in previous generations of iPhone like cut-copy-paste feature or like mms facility will likely to be added in this next generation of iPhone. The Sense UI of Apple which is some leaps ahead that other mobile phones of this category possibly be getting more sophisticated details, like Voice Command, video recording and editing etc features. The flexibility of Bluetooth in iPhone 3G has something disturbing, encouraging the possibility of new updated features like separate Bluetooth profile, wireless music streaming via A2DP, Bluetooth tethering etc to be added in the upcoming iPhone 4G. While Apple is not making any official announcements about Verizon iPhone release date, they may be field testing some of the missing features in iPhone 3G which are going to be added in the iPhone 4G like INB410 Case Analysis Get ready for Verizon's 'Dream Phone' • Video calling • Bluetooth 3.0 with AD2P • Implementation of Bluetooth File Transfer protocol • Support of Popular JAVA Libraries • Use of iPhone as Storage device via USB • FM Radio • Ringtone Creation & Synchronization • Multi core processing technology Along with apple, everybody wishes their next iPhone to be omnipurpose gadget, which can do everything a phone can do now a day. Apple lovers will be waiting around the globe for what will be adding in it and what not, till there is any official announcement on the price, feature or release date of the most awaited phone of the year. When apple first released their iPhone there was a huge hype for that phone, and while nobody is predicting anything like that will happen again, apple lovers around the world have already started making websites, blogs, and fan pages for the next release. Steve Jobs is like a magician in the world of technology, making excellent innovative ideas in their gadgets, increasing expectation from users for any next release from Apple. iPad will be releasing in the upcoming April, along with predicted announcement of iPhone 4G. So while all the Apple fans are eagerly waiting for it, we discussed what Apple may bring into their next generation iPhone, some important features they were missing last time and some excellent improvements they can implement in iPhone 4G to abolish the possibility of any negative review from their fan or competitors. INB410 Case Analysis Get ready for Verizon's 'Dream Phone' The New Partner The next step, the iPhone, remains shrouded in secrecy, and neither company will discuss it. But people familiar with its development say it is a fait accompli. Verizon, sources say, will sell its own version of the iPhone 4, which will work on Verizon’s CDMA-based 3G network. Unfortunately for globe trotters, the first version of the phone likely won’t be built to work outside the U.S. — it probably won’t carry a special chip that can turn it into a “world phone.” - Verizon CEO, Ivan Seidenberg. Verizon executives say they passed on an opportunity to be the exclusive network for the phone back in 2005 largely because they felt that Apple and CEO Steve Jobs wanted too much control over how and where the devices would be sold -- and too big a cut of the monthly service fees. Verizon didn't want to give up maintenance of its devices or its relationship with its customers, and it sought to distribute the phone through multiple retail partners. So Apple went with AT&T, of course, and conversations between Apple and Verizon about a phone essentially ceased for two years. Yet Apple also had concerns. The company "was wary of building a device for Verizon's CDMA network because it didn't use technology that allowed a phone to seamlessly operate around the world, as AT&T's network does," Fortune reports that Verizon President and CEO Lowell McAdam told Steve Jobs in December 2007 that despite being unable to reach an agreement before, it was worth reconsidering their arrangement. McAdam told Fortune that Jobs answered, "Yeah, you're probably right. We have missed something." The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that Apple has plans to produce a version of the iPhone that will be compatible with the Verizon network later this year. This would enable Verizon to sell the smartphone in early 2011. Jobs noted during a press conference held earlier this year in response to the "antennagate" uproar that Apple had Verizon cell sites on its campus, hinting that the company may be testing the iPhone on Verizon's network. When Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest mobile-phone operator, recently agreed to sell Apple's iPad tablet bundled with a MiFi card that works on Verizon's network, tech analysts and media were abuzz with speculation that the real news—the announcement of the much-anticipated Verizon iPhone— was in the offing. "Apple and Verizon Wireless finally are getting it on. But are there bigger plans in the works?" tech site Appolicious asked after the companies announced their iPad pact. INB410 Case Analysis Get ready for Verizon's 'Dream Phone' Tech Experts reviews "When Apple and Verizon announced that they were going to carry the iPad … that's a big step," Wu said. "And what's most interesting about that is that Verizon got equal billing [with] AT&T, meaning they are allowed to sell it on the same day. That's just remarkable for a brand-new partner." Verizon's recent earnings also suggest that it might finally need the iPhone, Wu said. Verizon added 997,000 wireless customers in the third quarter compared to AT&T's 2.6 million. Verizon reported revenue of $26.5 billion, down 2.9 percent from the same time period last year, while AT&T reported revenue of $31.6 billion, a 2.8 percent increase. "Verizon's growth is actually starting to slow down; it's not as strong as it used to be," Wu said. "AT&T right now is clearly stronger than Verizon."Wu said he's heard that one possible sticking point between Apple and Verizon is the high subsidy it will have to pay to get the iPhone. AT&T puts a lot of money into the iPhone, much more than Verizon puts into Android or BlackBerry, Wu said.Verizon's third-quarter results, however, "could be the trigger point" where Verizon relents and agrees to pay the bigger subsidy to get the benefits of the iPhone. Avi Greengart, the research director for consumer devices at Current Analysis, declined to speculate on whether the release date rumors were actually true, but did not predict an apocalyptic demise of AT&T should Verizon get its hands on the coveted smartphone. "IF Verizon gets an iPhone in January, it will sell a lot of them, mostly to existing Verizon customers. AT&T will lose some of its most disgruntled iPhone users but churn overall will settle down after an initial spike, and most AT&T iPhone users will stick with AT&T," he said in an e-mail. If anything, a CDMA iPhone will have an adverse impact on leading Android licensees, particularly Motorola, which has benefited the most from Verizon's Droid brand, Greengart concluded. Ross Rubin, an analyst with NPD Group, also thought the Verizon iPad deal is a sign of things to come. "Certainly the selling of the existing Wi-Fi iPad via Verizon Wireless shows that the two companies are now starting to work together," he said in an e-mail. "AT&T has long maintained that the exclusive won't last forever and Apple must now look to Verizon if it wants to capture higher domestic market share," Rubin continued.