Appleが通信業者に?

Apple as Mobile Operator?

At least one financial analyst firm thinks so; UBS Research has issued a report suggesting that Apple could start an MVNO venture early next year. "We believe Apple could launch a branded wireless service in [the first quarter], purchasing wholesale network service from Cingular," writes analyst John Hodulik in the note.

Appleが移動体通信業者になるメリットがあるのだろうか?
そもそもiPhone自体W-CDMAとcdma-one両方に対応可能にしてキャリアに依存しない可能性の方が大きいのではないかな
それに知名度抜群だしAppleにわざわざMVNOする意味がない。.macと何らかの形でサービスを提供するにしても意味がないと思うが。