Verizon Wireless has today sent out an invite to select members of the media inviting them to an event being hosted in New York City on January 11, 2011.
The event which is largely expected to be the stage for the introduction of the Verizon iPhone is being hosted and organised by Verizon with no apparent input from Apple. This isn't surprising as the release of the handset on Verizon will not require a new hardware introduction despite there being differences in the hardware due to the type of network that Verizon operates.
The invitation comes after rumours that the Verizon iPhone is ready for primetime reached a chorus, yesterday the New York Times reported that the iPhone would come to the Verizon network "soon". Previous rumours pinned the release before February 14, 2011.