Requested since the initial launch of Apple’s ultimate phone the 3G iPhone is apparently closing in. Steve Jobs confirmed the 3G iPhone last year, when he announced the European launch of iPhone.

“Our phone has eight hours of talk time life. That's really important when you start to use the internet and want to use the phone to listen to music. We've got to see the battery lives for 3G get back up into the five-plus hour range. Hopefully we'll see that late next year", Jobs said in September 2007. One month later, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson confirmed the 3G iPhone also. Now iPod Observer claims that Gartner analyst Ken Dulaney said Apple have ordered a second round of 10 million iPhones based on the 3G network.

In addition, based on the information provided by his Asian sources, Dulaney speculated that that the so-called 3G iPhone will use an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display.

It seems like Apple’s decision to push the release of the 3G version could be related to the poor sales of the device in Europe.

A 3G iPhone was requested especially by the European mobile carriers. In Europe, business users and consumers in 18 of the EU 25 countries are benefiting from commercial 3G services, and network deployments are underway in another 4 countries. Generally speaking, 3G networks are ubiquitous in Europe, whereas the US has focused its attention on the Wi-Fi networks. Also, Apple is hoping to launch its cell phone in Asia.