The 4th-generation Apple iPhone is definitely coming to Verizon, according to Northeast Securities Analyst Ashok Kumar. He spoke with manufacturers and suppliers to confirm the decision. Apple has also selected Qualcomm to provide the wireless EV-DO chips for Verizon’s CDMA network. TheStreet says Apple originally wanted a single GSM and CDMA supporting chip from Qualcomm for a world phone, but the company failed to deliver. That pushed Apple into working exclusively with AT&T to deliver a GSM-only phone. Instead of waiting any longer, Apple has also decided to work on creating a separate CDMA phone in partnership with Qualcomm after its exclusive agreement with AT&T expires in June.

Qualcomm is winning big, as TheStreet points out, in the smartphones category. Just last week, Google announced its highly anticipated Nexus One smartphone that carries Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chip.