One of the reasons Verizon is so aggressive in its LTE deployment is Apple's iPhone deal with ATT is only for the 3G generation of iPhone. As we have reported before the iPhone has given ATT an additional 5M subscribers mostly from the Verizon customer base.
Verizon executives see LTE as a way to align itself with Apple and regain customers.
Its unclear where Verizon's API strategy overlaps or competes with this desire.
Verizon is agressively seeking to enable some network widgets over the course of the next year which will be available to third party developers.
Other than the iPhone the plan is to have LTE be offered for data services to start.
Verizon executives see LTE as a way to align itself with Apple and regain customers.
Its unclear where Verizon's API strategy overlaps or competes with this desire.
Verizon is agressively seeking to enable some network widgets over the course of the next year which will be available to third party developers.
Other than the iPhone the plan is to have LTE be offered for data services to start.
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