iPhone 5 Will Support Both GSM And CDMA Bands

Here is yet another interesting rumor regarding the next generation iPhone 5. It is heard that the new device will carry support for both GSM and CDMA networks in a single handset. This means that the users will be able to switch impeccably between the two wireless network technologies.

Till a year back, Apple only manufactured a GSM-capable iPhone, as it was the only technology supported by Apple. This year Apple released a CDMA iPhone when it announced it would support Verizon. Despite having similar appearance, the CDMA and the GSM iPhones are actually entirely different devices built in different places. So now Apple has come up with the idea of building both GSM and CDMA in one phone.
The crossbreed iPhone that is expected to hit the market will include the hardware necessary to run on both CDMA networks, such as Verizon, and GSM networks, such as AT&T, allowing users to switch between those haulers, without having to replace the hardware. This change would make the iPhone the perfect travel smart phone, allowing it to work with practically any phone carrier in the world.

This is actually great news for users living in countries with CDMA carriers who frequently travel abroad. With this upcoming technology, they won’t need to carry along a separate GSM handset ever again but can easily switch networks when in different location. Well if Apple does manage to build both the bands in one device then it would truly be a ‘universal phone’.via: iPhone5hacks