T-Mobile USA is the only remaining carrier amongst the big four carriers in the United States, without the iPhone. The biggest problem as to why T-Mobile does not have access to the iPhone in the United States is related to the carrier’s use of the Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum of the 3G network band. This would require Apple to create custom hardware just for T-Mobile USA, to take advantage of their network.
With the backstory out of the way, it is now being reported by AllThingsD that T-Mobile CEO Philipp Humm has acknowledged that AWS is one of the reasons the iPhone is not on their network, and claims that this problem will be resolved by adjusting the spectrum that they use, and Apple’s inclusion of AWS hardware in the next iPhone.
That leads to a report from CNet wherein T-Mobile’s Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray claimed that the Apple’s next-generation iPhone chipset will indeed support AWS.
These reports shouldn’t come as a surprise. T-Mobile is in a bad position considering there aren’t at least offering the iPhone to customers. Plus, there have been reports that negotiations between Apple and the carrier are under way (which is obvious now). Additionally, there were recent reports that T-Mobile is refarming their network, and some iPhone customers, who were already on their network (through Jailbreaking) are beginning to pick up 3G signal.
Expect T-Mobile to be added to the list of carrier when the next iPhone is introduced. If not before then.
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