There was also the possibility of becoming the same communication standard as Apple's iPhone, au

Early this monthApple's iPhone was announcedHowever, the iPhone supports the communication method of GSM + EDGE, so deployment in Japan is considered to be difficult. However, it seems that iPhone could support the same communication standard as au if it was originally scheduled.

Details are as follows.
Verizon rejected Apple iPhone deal - USATODAY.com

According to this article, Apple is negotiating about sales of iPhone with not only Cingular but also Verizon. But whether Verizon's cell phone shop can sell iPhone or not, Verizon side will be unwilling to negotiate because it is not Verizon but Apple will be the window in case of hardware malfunction or service support It is said that.

However, if Verizon had negotiations with Apple, Verizon has adopted CDMA 2000 1x as a communication standard, so the possibility that deployment in Japan was done with au adopting the same communication standard It means that there was.

For the communication company Verizon and the communication standard CDMA 2000 1x, the following link is detailed.

Verizon Wireless - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

CDMA 2000 - Wikipedia