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“The plant, which will start construction later this month, will be handled by the local subsidiary Futaihua Precision Electronics and already has workers,” Electronista reports. “It comes as Apple is already rumored to be significantly expanding its production plans to add support for other networks. ASUS’ former manufacturing arm Pegatron is rumored to be starting CDMA iPhone production this month to cater to demand for a Verizon launch as well as possible launches at Sprint, China Telecom and other CDMA networks.”
Electornista reports, “A T-Mobile iPhone is also a possibility for a second GSM version.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “MacVicta” for the heads up.]
Foxconn increases capacity?
great.
it has NOTHING to do with CDMA or verizon, though.
@MDN: “Plans” should be changed to “Is About To Start Construction On”. Your use of the word Plans implies a long time until construction will begin when in fact it will begin later this month. So the planning stage is well past now. Planning is done. Logistics for delivery of construction materials is where they are now. Anyway I’m excited to see a new plant underway to help Apple further expand their iPhone empire we all enjoy being a small part of.
Or “Plans” to “Building” would be more accurately brief.
So much for all the over-analytical bullshit on how iPhone supply constraints would prevent a Verizon model from launching soon.
Of course there’s no definitive proof here that this is directly tied to a CDMA iPhone and the naysayers will be none the quieter. The bottom line is that Apple is working hard to expand supply for current and future demand. The possibilities are not limited by the supply issues we see today.
TOO LITTLE TOO LATE.
NONE WANTS iphone any more except the fanboys.
TOO LITTLE TOO LATE. Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile doesn’t want the iphone anymore. They have way better phone in Android DroidX, EVO 4G
Bye Bye iphone.
Don’t come to Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile. We don’t want you here, we have now available much better phone in Android DroidX, EVO 4G.
iphone, please stay at ATT.
@ Doni
No way!!!! Your Mom actually gave you access to the family Winblows PC after that last incident? Hope the authorities don’t have to get involved like last time….
Assuming everything goes perfectly, which is unlikely, don’t expect phones from this plant for six to nine months. This is in line with both AT&T and Verison moving to LTE (the *real* 4G). In line with that I would not be surprised if we see an iPhone 4G sometime next spring (not next summer). So I’d expec next spring there to be two variants of the iPhone: one supporting the GSM + LTE standards and one supporting CDMA + LTE standards.
While it is possible to build a system that supports GSM+CDMA+LTE, the last I heard the chip to do that was so large and power hungry it was not practical for Apple to build any phone they would actually want to ship to customers.
I say, LTE is the *real* 4G because WiMax (even the mobile variant) has significnat issues when the phone is moving faster than about 35 mph with regard to the tower. Want to download to your phone/laptop while riding in a car doing 50 mph on a freeway in the urban canyons of a city? If doing it over WiMax the data rate will drop *significantly* to 3G or lower speeds.
Sure, the Verison iPhone must support both CDMA and LTE — for the next couple of years at least. However, I wouldn’t be surprised if the iPhone 6 ((iPhone = iPhone 1, iPhone 3G = iPhone 2, iPhone 3GS = iPhone 3, iPhone 4 = iPhone 4, iPhone 4G = iPhone 5) due out summer of 2012 just supports LTE and is not backward compatible with 2.5G and 3G systems. But these older standards might hang on until 2015 or so. We’ll just have to see.
@Doni – English MotherPhucka English!
Curse all you want blind fangals. 2 to 5 years from today just remember Doni was here and warned iphone would be taken over by Android wildfire.
Just today report came from Nealson Android outsold in USA 27% vs iphone 23%
Take your english with you to the grave along with your AAPL tissues you would call shares 2 to 5 years.
I predicted GoldMan sacks crooks
I predicted AMD $8 while it was at $42
I don’t want to disclose any more, it’s scary.
It’s maths and number games, future and decided by numbers. English is worthless in stock market world.
@Doni
Hit the bricks jr. the village called and they want their idiot back…
@Doni,
“English is worthless in stock market world”
So are you!
@ doni
Android is an operating system not a Phone.
Probably any floor after the 2nd will be made with windows that don’t open.
@ doni
NastraDUMBass!
Doni, you need to get a LIFE! Did you get any sleep last night? Your speech has a lot to be desire. Did some one did you wrong? Start by cleaning up your vocabulary. You sound very angry. Mac Daily News should shut you down.
youVocabulary
I joked before that Apple should buy the Foxconn factory that builds iPhones and iPads, and dedicate its production capacity for that purpose. Having Foxconn build a new factory for iPhone production (and run it) is even better.
The “new” problem is probably going to be acquiring components fast enough, such as the display. It doesn’t help to double production capacity if you can’t double availability from suppliers.
Congratulations to Foxconn for your great efforts in working with Apple in develong iPhone Industry to expand the iPhone in the Orient. KuDoos to you’ & Sucess!
O.Rosado
I have one more off-topic comment. Before correcting someone, be sure you haven’t committed any errors. Funny!
“Your speech has a lot to be desire.” -> Desired
“Did some one did you wrong?” -> DO you wrong
@ doni
“Just today report came from Nealson Android outsold in USA 27% vs iPhone 23%”
Yes, but 89% of IPhone users will stick to iPhone with 6% going to Android
Compare: 71% of Android sticking with Android and 21% upgrading to iPhone.
Also, 33% more Blackberry users plan to switch to an iPhone than to an Android.
Superior user experience will prevail. Do the math!
@Idm,
Please stop with the twisting of numbers.
71% sticking with Android vs 80+% sticking to iphone. First that will change, and iphone users are most are cult, they will take a garbage from AAPL and still stick to it.
Unlawyal Android doesn’t mean iphone gain, it could mean B.Berry, Palm, Windows, Nokia Simbian and the rest. We are already hearing many ATT customers switching to Sprint EVO 4G.
27% Android vs 23% iphone is the most important. Twiking numbers aside, more users with Android than iphone. Scary part is Android just got started last year vs iphone more than 3 years. Android 2.2 is just arriving and the reviews are very good. Just a year and Android went from 0% to 27% surpassing iphone. Be blind at your own risk, Android is spreading like wildfire, and it’s only getting started.
Dear Tombstorm:
Thank you for your corrections. It was well accepted. I will check my words next time around. / Otho
Come on T-Mobile USA!
iCRAP LIES about SIGNALS
iCRAP DROPS CALLS
iCRAP DROPS SIGNALS
iCRAP FAKES SIGNALS
iCRAP STILL LYING ABOUT WHITE phone DELAY DUE TO ANTENA ISSUES
iCRAP EXPOSES EMAILS, it’s a SECURITY ISSUES
iCRAP CITI APP STORED PERSONAL INFO, again SECURITY ISSUE
iCRAP Viatnam APP DEVELOPER DEFRAUDED THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS, again SECURITY ISSUE.
Are all of your family halfwits or is it just you?