"Speculation is heightening" that T-Mobile USA will announce an iPhone deal next week, says Merrill Lynch's Scott Craig. The carrier has been gradually expanding an iPhone-compatible HSPA+ network, now accessible in 10 metropolitan areas, with the goal of at least providing faster data for unlocked iPhones, owned by about 1.5 million T-Mobile subscribers. Last week, COO Jim Alling expressed a desire to sell the iPhone, but stated that the carrier wanted the "economies to be right."
