[smackfu]

The carriers do own the spectrum though, and that's the part Apple can't easily buy. What good are your own transmitters if you aren't allowed to transmit on any frequencies?

[esonderegger]

I could be wrong, but I think process for buying spectrum varies widely from country to country.

I don't see Apple doing something like this if they can't do it globally. In other words, I would file this under "highly unlikely".