Vodafone + iPhone…
I wonder whether there's a deeper story behind Vodafone's remarkably terse announcement this morning that it's going to be selling iPhones in 10 of its national markets.
There is no quote from either Jobs or Sarin - just two abrupt sentences. As I'm writing this (9am in London), the release isn't up on Apple's own site either. No details on pricing, contract length, how Voda will work with (or around) iTunes...
.... and even more importantly, no indication whether "the iPhone" might be a new 3G version.
Original Source: Dean Bubley's Disruptive Wireless
Dean Bubley is the Founder of Disruptive
Analysis, an independent technology industry analyst and consulting firm,
and the author of the Disruptive Wireless blog. An analyst with over 14 years’ experience, he specialises in wireless, networking,
and telecoms fields. His present focus is on wireless technology, especially the
evolution of mobile device architecture & software, fixed-mobile
convergence, IMS, SIP, wVoIP, shifts in service provider value chains,
enterprise mobility, in-building technologies, wireless broadband, and the
integration of cellular and WLAN. He was formerly an equity analyst, covering
communications and software stocks with Granville Baird, the UK arm of US-based
investment bank Robert W. Baird. Mr Bubley has extensive experience in both
published analytical research and bespoke consultancy, and speaks regularly at
industry conferences and vendor events. He holds a BA in Physics from Keble
College, Oxford University.