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The Next Web points at a Guardian online article which states that a next-generation iPhone has been delivered to carriers for field-testing. Without going into much detail as to when exactly Apple might launch iPhone 5 beyond crystal ball peering, author Charles Arthuer writes on the paper’s blog that “my carrier sources tell me that the boxes in which the new iPhone hardware is encased have been transported to carriers for testing”.

Guardian’s take on those cases? Right below…

The iPhone Air mockup by Federico Ciccarese

Guardian’s piece does jive with last week’s case leaks from China and a recent iPhone Italia article based on “a very reliable source” from Switzerland carrier Swisscom’s management which also hinted Apple had already contacted carriers around the world to make necessary arrangements for the iPhone launch. That source called for a September launch in the United States followed by an October release to international markets.