In a move that all but confirms an iPhone for Verizon customers in 2011, Apple plans to ship somewhere between 5 and 6 million CDMA versions of their flagship phone during the first quarter of next year. They’re ordering a total of more than 21 million units from their manufacturing partners in Taiwan.

If you’re a VZW customer and you’ve been holding out on your next upgrade in hope of a miracle, the wait may finally be over.