Analysts Differ on Verizon iPhone Speculation

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Analysts debated over renewed speculations that a Verizon iPhone deal is coming in January n2011. A Bloomberg story citing unnamed sources said the device will be available to ncustomers in January. A deal could hurt manufacturer Research In Motion’s BlackBerry sales, nsome analysts said. Spokespersons from Verizon Wireless and Apple declined to ncomment. Component and distribution checks indicate that Apple is likely to begin production nof a CDMA iPhone, possibly with LTE support, in 4Q10 for launch at Verizon in January 2011, nperhaps at the Consumer Electronics Show, Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes said. As a nresult, Apple’s U.S. unit volume is likely to grow from 11 million units in 2010 to some 15 million nin 2011, with 9 million at Verizon and 6 million at AT&T, he said. He also forecast that Apple nwould launch the device in other CDMA markets, in particular China with China Telecom.