Verizon Strongly reaffirms the Claims of World-Mode Next-Generation iPhone, Simultaneous With AT&T Debut

Reuters inform us that Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo today reaffirmed his earlier claim that the next-generation iPhone will¬† be a “world mode” device ablte of running on both GSM and CDMA. Furthermore, Shammo says¬† that Verizon will¬† launch the iPhone device¬† in the same time¬† with the device’s debut on rival AT&T.

Shammo also noted¬† the topic of LTE 4G compatibility for the iPhone, naming it¬† “a bigger issue for Apple” in seemingly hinting that the device will never support the technology, in line with recent reports pointing to a lack of LTE chipsets meeting Apple’s design and power requirements.

Ultimately, Shammo confirmed that Verizon will drop unlimited data plans by this summer, moving alternatively to a tiered system used by AT&T and other carriers that invole more charges to customers if they use greater amounts of data. Verizon hopes to offset this shift somewhat by introducing family plans for data, giving the posibility of¬† multiple devices to share from a single pool of data allowance. Mobile phone companies have long offered family plans for voice minutes, and a shift to similar offerings for data could increase users’ flexibility and decrease¬† prices compared to current offerings where each device is required to have its own data plan.

via @macrumors