Skip to main content

iPod/iPhone > News

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 Macworld Expo: 3G future for iPhone

Edge and GSM for now, but Apple won't stand still

Karen Haslam

  • Email to a friend
  • Print this article
  • Bookmark this page
  • RSS feed

Apple has not ruled out further improvements to the iPhone that would allow it to access 3G networks, but for now the iPhone will work only with Edge (the most popular data network in the US), and GSM (most popular in Europe).

Apple vice president of worldwide iPod marketing Greg Joswiak told Macworld: “Here in the US Edge is the most widely deployed data network so that was the obvious choice.”

“Also a lot of the chip sets used for 3G are not really great on battery life at this stage so you end up with a very negative experience,” he added.

“We knew also we were creating WiFi with this product as well, and that a lot of the data usage would be through WiFi networks which are very fast,” he said.

Those who are hoping that the iPhone will offer VoIP services will be disappointed, however. “You can’t do VOIP,” confirmed Joswiak. “Edge and WiFi are the data networks and they will carry data only”.

This is one in a series of five articles featuring comment from Apple about the iPhone. Read more here:

Macworld Expo: The iPhone 'price is right'

Macworld Expo: Optimised OS X sits on 'versatile' flash

Macworld Expo: No 3rd party iPhone software

Macworld Expo: Everyone wants a piece of the iPhone

Macworld Expo: 3G future for iPhone

Email A Friend

Email this article to a friend or colleague:



PLEASE NOTE: Your name is used only to let the recipient know who sent the story, and in case of transmission error. Both your name and the recipient's name and address will not be used for any other purpose.

<<prev article | back to news index | next article>>

Question of the day!

Mark Hattersley
Editor in Chief

Do you share your creations online?

Question of the day!

Do you share your creations online?

% of Macworld readers agree with you

Yes
TBC
No
TBC

What do you create and how do you share it?

124 characters remaining

Follow the conversation at @TabletChat

paintings & illustrations, mostly, which i upload to flickr.RT @fragmentedm

I draw manga/anime characters. I also do graphic design and photography.RT @spialelo

Yes. I usually put them up on my #deviantart account for feedback on how to improve.RT @spialelo

Latest News


More news...