What's Your Thoughts on the Upcoming iPhone5?

  I work in the wireless industry and the introduction of the Smartphone has caused the use of wireless data traffic to go thru the roof. It al started with the introduction of the iPhone 3G (on AT&T's network) and the introduction of several Android Smartphones (on Verizon Wireless' -VZW network). I've got plenty to say about all this, but for this particular thread, I want to hear wht your thoughts are on the upcoming iPhone5, rumors, what it will entail, when it will come out, ... 
   I've met with Apple several times on the business front and they are like a vault. I mean, they tell you nothing of their plans. So even if I wanted to break all kinds of NDA's and professional ethics rules, (which I never would), I have no info to share even if I wanted to.

Here's my thoughts:

I believe the iPhone5 will be introduced by Apple this fall (either September or October). Apple is very secretive about their plans. The big question everyone has is whether or not the iPhone5 will contain the 4G technology that Verizon has commercially deployed. My thoughts on this is absolutely not. My guess is we won't see an LTE-based iPhones until sometime in the early part of 2012. I believe the one they will launch in the fall will still be 3G (EVDO RevA for VZW and HSDPA for AT&T). Being a VZW subscriber myself, I'll focus more on them at this point. I think the VZW iPhone5 will be a global phone, meaning it will contain both CDMA and GSM/GPRS, meaning it will be usable in many countries throughout the world. This is one major lacking point on the current iPhone4. It has no global capability for the most part, so if you do alot of international travel, this phone is not the right one for you.

Aside from that, I'm sure there will be several other improvements, probably better quality cameras (both front and back) and a wider screen (edge to edge).

I'm waiting patiently for the iPhone5 as my current Blackberry Storm, a good email device I've been using for years, is on its last legs. I just need it to hold on for a few more months and I will convert to the iPhone5.

So those are my thoughts. I'm interested to hear what you have to say. Please post a response to this blog with your comments.

Thanks
Doubleklm