From the article: Unfortunately for globe trotters, the first version of the phone likely won't be built to work outside the U.S. -- it probably won't carry a s

From the article: Unfortunately for globe trotters, the first version of the phone likely won't be built to work outside the U.S. -- it probably won't carry a special chip that can turn it into a "world phone." However, it may have some of the features on the iPad distributed in Verizon's stores, like live TV for customers of the FiOS cable service. This is what I've been hearing from the rumors anyways, so no big surprise. The interesting thing to watch for will be whether the next gen (iPhone 5th generation) for Verizon will use CDMA + GSM for international, or if Verizon will have a 4G network up in time to make it unnecessary.