With the launch of the new SDK package, the 3G iPhone has once again become a topic of discussion. As early as last year, when Apple launched the iPhone, many people thought it would be a 3G phone. However, contrary to expectations, the officially released iPhone was merely a phone based on the GSM/EDGE network; high-speed internet access was only possible via Wifi. Apple's official explanation for this was that the 3G network was not mature enough and that it consumed too much power.