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The next-gen iPhone is supposed to be coming out later this year and the web is already filled with plenty of rumors regarding it. Digging through all these rumors one will find the a little bit of information that suggests one of the real features of the upcoming iPhone version.

O2 UK seems to be preparing for iPhone video calls in the UK. The iPhone models available to date in stores lack a front-facing camera that would let them offer you 3G video calls. That must only mean the fourth-generation iPhone will have one in order for O2, and other mobile operators, to offer video calls soon.


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LTE (Long Term Evolution) or 4G technology is the next generation mobile technology that promises high speed mobile internet with speeds up to 100Mbps. We have news that NTT DoCoMo of Japan will be showcasing an LTE based phone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month. NTT DoCoMo will use the prototype phone to transfer High Definition video across an LTE network. NTT DoCoMo is partnering with NEC, Fujitsu and Panasonic to bring LTE technology to the market and it is planning to invest 3.3 and 4.4 billion dollars on LTE networks over the next five years. It has also produced a 4G LTE chip in association with NEC, Fujitsu and Panasonic. Source: Electronista
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Clearwire is currently busy deploying its WiMAX network but at the same time it's thinking about the near future. It would seem that although most people see LTE as the future of high-speed communication Clearwire will still rely on WiMAX.

The company is expected to trial WiMAX 2 next year and deploy it in 2012. Until then we're waiting to see the potential of WiMAX and, most importantly, the upcoming equipment needed to take advantage of this 4G standard.


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Apple will launch the next-generation iPhone this summer and it might go to AT&T, Verizon or both. We don't necessarily care about that sort of thing right now as we are more interested in features and specs. And you already know that Cupertino is not talking and it won't do so in the near future either.

An analyst from Goldman Sachs, Robert Chen, has apparently more knowledge about the upcoming Apple phone. Not only did he tell Bloomberg that the new phone is coming with a 5-megapixel camera but he also mentioned a feature that we don't normally expect to see in the iPhone 4G.


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An interesting alliance is shaping up! It looks like Sprint and Walmart will be working together in the WiMAX mobile business. It seems that Walmart is willing to install WiMAX cells on all its stores in the USA. The real winner here is Sprint which will undoubtedly increase its WiMAX coverage within the USA.

And Sprint needs all the help it can get before Verizon and AT&T starts offering 4G themselves. Unlike Sprint, these two carriers are going to rely on LTE to deliver 4G speeds. And as other international carriers are going to go LTE too, it looks like WiMAX might not become too popular with the general public.


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In what might be an impressive blow to the competition, Apple might launch the next-gen iPhone sooner than expected. Rumored initially for a June/July 2010 launch the handest might be closer than we think.

South Korean carrier KT, which only brought the iPhone to South Korea last November, says that it will have an iPhone 4G version ready for corporate clients as soon as April.


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One of the most important Verizon Wireless plans for 2010 is LTE. The new 4G network should bring consumers better download and upload speeds and Big Red will want to launch it in as many markets as possible next year.

And it looks like Verizon means serious business when it comes to LTE. The company has scheduled a webcast event for January 20, 2010 at 11:00 AM ET which should give you more details about the upcoming 4G wireless devices.


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T-Mobile USA is a great carrier if you ask me, but the fact that it lacks a proper 3G network would be a good enough excuse for me to choose a different carrier. And apparently that's a big problem for the company.


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Verizon seems to be on the right track with its 4G LTE network launch. The LTE network is being tested in three metro areas and those lucky enough to be able to test it have reported peak wireless speeds of 60Mbps. The commercial launch has been confirmed and by 2010 Verizon will officially launch it.


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