Apple and China Mobile Agree on 4G Technology for Future iPhone

China Mobile Ltd announced¬† that it had reached a general agreement with Apple Inc on the use of its 4G technology on iPhones to be offered by the Chinese mobile provider, giving approval to a brief report on Marketwatch. “4G” mentions¬† to the faster next generation data technology in mobile phones. The iPhone 4 in nowdays uses “3G” data technology to connect to the internet over cellular networks.

 
China Mobiles Chairman Wang Jianzhou was less accessible with any details about the deal but did say that the company is making plans  to start commercial trials of the 4G technology (TD-LTE) in China from next year.

Wang had previously hinted that Apple had “expressed interest” in developing an iPhone able of running on the carrier’s upcoming TD-LTE network.

Though details are scattered , this informations  in this report would fit into the rumored timeframe of a true 4G iPhone in 2012.At the same time, all  rumors from today seem to suggest that Apple will be launching the next new iPhone around September of 2011 but without 4G data technology.

via @macrumors