Chinese news sites are reporting that China Telecom has overcome technical challenges with the CDMA iPhone 4 and is prepared to launch the handset as early as June. Details were sparse but engineers have reportedly developed a workaround for the lack of a SIM slot in the CDMA iPhone 4.
Available from Verizon Wireless, the CDMA iPhone does not support a SIM card because the U.S. wireless carrier does not use the cellular technology in its handsets. China Telecom requires a SIM card, which poses a problem with the CDMA iPhone 4. As proof