Katie MarsalAT&T made an official comment as impending Verizon iPhone announcement is expected this week. In a statement to Silicon Alley Insider, AT&T spokesman Larry Solomon noted that AT&T's wireless technology allows for faster download speeds than Verizon.
"The iPhone is built for speed, but that's not what you get with a CDMA iPhone," he said. "I'm not sure iPhone users are ready for life in the slow lane."
In November, an independent test from Global Wireless Solutions found that AT&T's network is 60 percent faster than its chief competitor, Verizon. However, Verizon has a larger 3G coverage area across the U.S. than AT&T, a fact that Verizon pushed in its "There's a map for that" campaign in late 2009.
Verizon has scheduled a media event in New York City on Tuesday, where it is expected to announce a new CDMA iPhone that is compatible with its wireless network. The handset is expected to launch later this month, coinciding with employee vacation blackout restrictions imposed in Apple's retail stores and first reported by AppleInsider.
The Verizon iPhone is expected to be a current-generation iPhone 4, offering the same features as the phone currently available exclusively from AT&T. But photos and video leaked earlier this month have suggested that the new CDMA handset could also feature a tweaked antenna design.
For more, see AppleInsider's ongoing coverage leading up to Tuesday's anticipated Verizon iPhone Event.
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So this pretty much confirms it then?
So this pretty much confirms it then?
No, I think it was pretty much confirmed when they left Gizmodo off the invite list.
Agreed.
No, I think it was pretty much confirmed when they left Gizmodo off the invite list.
No, I think it was pretty much confirmed when they left Gizmodo off the invite list.
Haha.
If they're confident they can compete, why did they work so hard to lock everyone they could into a contract over the last 6 months?