Steve Jobs wanted Apple iPhone to run on unlicensed spectrum used by Wi-Fi!


Steve Jobs wanted Apple iPhone to run on unlicensed spectrum used by Wi-Fi!

Silicon Valley venture capitalist John Stanton has revealed that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs originally wanted iPhone to run on unlicensed spectrum used by wireless internet networks.

He said: “He and I spent a lot of time talking about whether synthetically you could create a carrier using Wi-Fi spectrum. That was part of his vision.”

Steve Jobs wanted Apple iPhone to run on unlicensed spectrum used by Wi-Fi!

However, it was not logistically possible at that time and Jobs had to end up collaborating with AT&T to launch the iPhone in the US market.

The phone continues to run on traditional cellular networks but it is pretty clear that the time is not far away when we would end up using other networks to make most of our calls.

Republic Wireless is a brand new mobile operator in the US market that allows users to make calls over wireless networks in addition to cellular networks.