<p>Apple Inc.'s next iPhone will work on the fastest wireless networks around the worldincluding in the U.S., Europe and Asiathough it is unlikely to be available on every carrier, people familiar with the matter said. Xinhua/Zuma Press</p><p>Apple launches have become global events. Above, people in Shanghai wait to buy the iPhone 4S in January.</p><p>The technical compatibility with so-called LTE networks removes a competitive danger for Apple and gives carriers a chance to sell their fastest data services to Apple's base of iPhone customers.</p><p>Smartphone makers, including market leader Samsung Electronics Co., have begun offering LTE phones globally. That has given them a selling point that so far Apple has lacked.</p><p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443819404577637903902952754.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-iphone-5-4g-lte-20120907,0,6045367.story">Apple&#039;s iPhone 5 to be 4G LTE compatible, report says</a> (Los Angeles Times)</p><p><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57508790-37/apples-next-iphone-to-sport-4g-lte-tech-report-says/">Apple&#039;s next iPhone to sport 4G LTE tech, report says</a> (CNET)</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/07/wsj-2012-iphone-to-support-global-4g-lte/">WSJ: 2012 iPhone to support global 4G LTE</a> (Engadget)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&ned=us&ncl=dqinaLWiOpZS9nMPI-pgJNcTcBLEM">29 additional articles.</a></p>