Geek Posted September 13, 2011 Posted September 13, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/iphone-ios-5.jpg" alt="iPhone 5 & iOS 5" title="iphone-ios-5" width="225" height="221" class="alignright size-full wp-image-21207" /> Who better to spill the potential launch date of <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/iphone-5/">iPhone 5</a> than an executive of a leading telecom company? That’s exactly what Stéphane Richard, CEO of France Telecom, seems to have done at a conference in France today, with the following:</p> <blockquote><p>“If I believe what we heard, the iPhone 5 [is] out Oct. 15,”</p></blockquote> <p>Assuming a corresponding US launch, the US release date may be October 14. This little quote comes from <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.mac4ever.com/news/65044/stephane_richard_pdg_d_orange_annonce_l_iphone_5_pour_le_15_octobre/&hl=en&langpair=auto|en">Mac4ver</a>, where it was presumably overheard by whatever crowd was attending the BFM Business conference. </p> <p>October 15 (or 14) corresponds well with <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/23/iphone-5-coming-to-sprint-att-and-verizon-in-october/">past reports of a mid-October release</a>, but it is also possible the France Telecom CEO is only repeating speculation from news agencies.</p> <p>Apple typically releases new software prior to the launch of new iOS hardware, so the above date corresponds well with some separate information regarding iOS 5.</p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">iOS 5 & iCloud to Arrive on October 10?</h2> <p>Separately, <a href="http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/13/applecare_preparations_hint_at_ios_5_0_release_around_oct_10.html">AppleInsider</a> has learned that AppleCare specialists are anticipating a significant increase in call volume related to iOS, possibly in anticipation of iCloud and iOS. This corresponds with a tip we received earlier in the month that Apple has been ramping up hiring at call centers for iCloud and iOS specialists. </p> <p>Apple has only mentioned ‘Fall’ as a <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/06/ios-5-release-date-fall-2011/">vague iOS 5 release date</a>, but new information points to a <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/09/12/ios-5-gm-release-due-end-of-september/">GM build arriving</a> at the end of the month for a launch early in October. </p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8dAEYRkySiah_CNiCl2ctPjXbDo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8dAEYRkySiah_CNiCl2ctPjXbDo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8dAEYRkySiah_CNiCl2ctPjXbDo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8dAEYRkySiah_CNiCl2ctPjXbDo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=z9fVAsG8sPU:XCQI8pLNgeE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=z9fVAsG8sPU:XCQI8pLNgeE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=z9fVAsG8sPU:XCQI8pLNgeE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=z9fVAsG8sPU:XCQI8pLNgeE:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=z9fVAsG8sPU:XCQI8pLNgeE:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=z9fVAsG8sPU:XCQI8pLNgeE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=z9fVAsG8sPU:XCQI8pLNgeE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/z9fVAsG8sPU" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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