It would give them an immediate company-owned presence in the USA and they would be the largest operator in Germany. Their market cap is only $68 billion, so easily do-able. The could then move their iPhone and upcoming iTablet offerings to their own carrier. iPhone Nano for the less expensive offering. In other areas of the world they could become a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) using the other carriers infrastructure.
If Apple was able to pull this off and in the US create a first class 3G/4G network, imagine the clout the company would have in IPTv, wireless internet access, cell phone access. It would probably also scare the "you know what" out of Comcast behind the NBC deal as they would go overnight from having created a strong bargaining position for TV shows via iTunes to a situation where Apple/T-Mobile could broadcast directly to millions of devices, bypassing cable modems entirely.
Just a thought.
If Apple was able to pull this off and in the US create a first class 3G/4G network, imagine the clout the company would have in IPTv, wireless internet access, cell phone access. It would probably also scare the "you know what" out of Comcast behind the NBC deal as they would go overnight from having created a strong bargaining position for TV shows via iTunes to a situation where Apple/T-Mobile could broadcast directly to millions of devices, bypassing cable modems entirely.
Just a thought.
