Report suggests next iPhone to support GSM and CDMA

Although speculative all this while, some substantiating evidence indicating that the next iPhone would be a world phone has now surfaced. The next generation of the iPhone from Apple is said to have dual-mode capability allowing it to use both CDMA, as well as GSM SIM cards. According to a report by tech website TechCrunch, a developer who makes popular apps for iOS has offered proof that the next smartphone from Apple would have this feature.

On condition of anonymity, the developer has stated that he was able to retrieve information from logs, which indicate a new device supporting both CDMA and GSM SIMs. The report states, “The logs show that the app has been briefly tested by a handful of people using what is almost certainly an iPhone 5, evidently running iOS 5, sporting two distinct sets of mobile network codes (MNC) / mobile country codes (MCC). Those codes can be used to uniquely identify mobile carriers.” These carriers are said to be AT&T as well as Verizon. This would be a boon to travelers as one could easily switch SIM cards across both networks while visiting different countries. This would boost sales of the iPhone across the globe making it a true ‘world’ phone. The next iPhone is rumoured to launch alongside iOS 5 and the speculated release date is said to be sometime in October. As for now, we have to wait and see if these indications hold true.