Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.
Last week's Switched On looked at some of the reasons that a Verizon iPhone might not bring seismic shifts to the cell phone market or the balance of power between the two largest carriers in the U.S., focusing more on the AT&T incentive. This column discusses the carrier's current CDMA network and its multi-year transition to LTE, which could lower some obstacles to a Verizon iPhone.
While reports have asserted that a Verizon iPhone may ship as early as