AT&T is eyeing October 21st for the Nokia Lumia 920

Lumia 920

New data has come forth confirming October 21^st for the Lumia 920 launch

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The technology site BGR recently cited Sunday, October 21^st as the launch date for the Nokia Lumia 920. At the time, nosotros gave a depression rating to the rumor due to ii reasons: BGR'due south rumor track record (52% on Tracour) and the fact that the engagement conflicts with other discussion-of-oral cavity bits of information.

However, Windows Phone Central has now come beyond new documentation circulating within AT&T that does indeed confirm the date of October 21^st equally an important day for the upcoming Nokia flagship phone. This is not the aforementioned info that presumably BGR saw (or was told) due to its recency.

The language in the documentation clearly uses the discussion "launch" when discussing the Lumia 920, however there are mitigating circumstances that still makes it hard for us to believe. If we had to play it conservatively, nosotros still may be getting the preorder date.

Unfortunately, due to our understanding with our source, we cannot share the contents of the message/documentation nor whom it was from, but be assured that we know that information and nosotros are confident in its accuracy. Our source of the internal AT&T material had earlier confirmed the Mango-update dates for Windows Phone, which turned out to be very accurate. For that reason, we impart a high level of trust in this cognition.

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Could Microsoft, Nokia and AT&T be planning an October surprise?

Nosotros nevertheless have reservations about this date only because Microsoft is reportedly non set up to unveil all of Windows Telephone 8 until the end of Oct and most OEMs nosotros have spoken with are sticking with their "early Nov" timeframe for release of new hardware. Only as we originally reported, that gives u.s. suspension.

Nonetheless, seeing as Windows Phone eight Bone has been RTM'd this past weekend, that would give Nokia and AT&T just over a calendar month to finish testing the Lumia 920—testing for which we believe has already been underway in a preliminary mode. In add-on, there is well-nigh universal understanding that Nokia (and Microsoft) need to get this flagship phone out sooner than later, especially with the iPhone 5 set to launch at any moment.

Could AT&T, Nokia and Microsoft be planning an October surprise to win-back some positive media coverage and cutting into the iPhone five?

Had we non seen the origins of this internal AT&T data, we would be hesitant to post this, but due to the seniority within the company of the source material and its recency, nosotros have little reason to doubt its authenticity.

We'll go along you posted of any further developments.