Andre Yoskowitz
29 Nov 2012 20:54
Investment bank Merrill Lynch has fueled the rumor fire today, claiming T-Mobile USA will get the iPhone next week during analysts day on Friday.
In his note to clients, analyst Scott Craig says "speculation is heightening" that parent company Deutsche Telecom (DT) will make the announcement sooner rather than later.
The news would come as a surprise, especially just two weeks after T-Mobile's COO claimed the "economies had to be right" before the carrier could ever have the Apple flagship.
T-Mobile USA has been working diligently to expand its iPhone-compatible HSPA+ network to new markets and it is now available in 10 metro areas covering under half of the carrier's 33 million customers. The company has said 1.5 million users are currently running unlocked iPhones on their networks.
If it were to happen, iPhones would be available to 75 percent of all American mobile users, and 98 percent of post-paid subscribers.