Observers eye big June debut of Apple’s next-gen iPhone

“Apple is gearing up for a big bump in sales of the next generation iPhone, if new production plans are any guide,” Scott Moritz reports for Fortune.

“The plans show the faster iPhone will be rolling off the assembly line this summer. The initial order calls for 11 million iPhones to be built this year, with that total split between the existing 2.5G phone and the upgraded 3G phone, according to people familiar with the plan,” Moritz reports.

“Apple appears to be targetting a June introduction of the 3G version of the phone, roughly a year after the original iPhone’s debut. And similar to last year, Apple seems to be scheduling a limited initial supply to be followed by more phones in the fall quarter,” Moritz reports.

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