CDMA iPhone 4 Will Come to India: Morgan Stanley
It was one of the longest running rumors in the tech space to finally break into reality yesterday - Apple unveiling a CDMA iPhone 4 for US carrier Verizon. For those not aware, the CDMA iPhone 4 is almost similar to its GSM counterpart in features or form, except for the Android 2.2-like Mobile Hotspot feature that lets you turn your phone into a wi-fi router.
Today, Apple Insider has reported that an analyst from the global financial services firm Morgan Stanley is hopeful on the CDMA iPhone 4 reaching Indian waters. The report states that as Apple has signed a non-exclusive agreement with Verizon (unlike the five-year exclusive tie-up they had with AT&T for the GSM models), there's a possibility of it floating elsewhere.
The analyst suggested that Reliance from India could bag the CDMA iPhone 4, while China Telecom would bring it to that region. The GSM iPhone 4 was officially out in China, with the first batch being sold out within a week. While India has been waiting for a long time now to receive any kind of iPhone 4 - GSM or CDMA, Black or White.
India is in no way a small market for mobile phones - it's one of the two fastest growing mobile markets in the world right now. Also, 20 percent of India's 670 million mobile users are on CDMA networks. So, if the CDMA iPhone 4 does come, there ought to be a decent number of hopeful customers.
But then if you're the kind of person who really wants to get the latest in whatever available, then the iPhone 4 is going to arrive in just a few months after the iPhone 4G/5 launch in June 2011.
