DigiTimes is reporting that Apple has supposedly raised their Q1 2011 iPhone shipping goals to some 21 million devices, expecting 5-6 million of those to be CDMA (read: Verizon) capable iPhones.
Here’s an excerpt:
The first-quarter shipment goal for WCDMA iPhones has been adjusted from 13 million units to 14-15 million units, the sources said. The shipment goal for CDMA iPhones, which will be launched in North America and Asia Pacific in the first quarter, is set at 5-6 million units, the sources added.
The “WCDMA” iPhones that the quote above mentions, are the current iPhone 4’s working on AT&T’s and other UTMS networks. However, the CDMA iPhones would work on Verizon’s network if that were to pan out.
Of course, that brings us to the long-standing rumor that Apple and Verizon have teamed up and will be bringing the iPhone to Verizon’s network. Recent rumors have pegged that release sometime next year. Nonetheless, if this report is true, Apple expects to cell a lot of iPhones for CDMA networks, their biggest market being the U.S.
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