No sooner did I finish my post about Verizon's plan to launch 4G mobile service than I came across this report that AT&T will offer a 3G version of the iPhone next year.
CEO Randall Stephenson spilled the beans at at a meeting of the Churchill Club in Santa Clara yesterday, but offered few other details, including how much the 3G phone would work. One issue, and one big cost factor, is the battery life of the iPhone on a 3G network.
Stephenson also dissed Verizon's plan to open its network to all devices and applications, calling it overblown. He also said that thousands of developers can already create third-party applications for AT&T's network.
(I wish someone would have asked him if AT&T plans to bid in the upcoming 700 MHz auctions. The deadline for notifying the FCC of an intention to bid is December 3.)
Cynthia Brumfield at 9:31 AM|Comments(2)
Thanks Natalie!
Posted by: Cynthia Brumfield at November 29, 2007 7:18 PM
Hi Cynthia,
Stephenson did say during the interview the AT&T will participate in the 700 MHz auction. In fact, his exact words were, "Of course, we'll participate. I think all wireless carriers will."
We also posted other comments from his talk on Tech Policy Central (the 3G mention is creating buzz but it was less than a minute of his hour-long talk):
http://www.techpolicycentral.com/2007/11/att-ceo-were-a-very-open-netwo.php
Posted by: Natalie Fonseca at November 29, 2007 12:54 PM
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