Not necessarily. Several products have been released/announced the same day the FCC posts filings on them. Some even get released without the FCC filings being noticed as well. If I wasn't lazy I'd look some of those up.
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Wouldn't we have heard of it from the FCC long before now if it might be released 'as early as February'?
Not necessarily. Several products have been released/announced the same day the FCC posts filings on them. Some even get released without the FCC filings being noticed as well. If I wasn't lazy I'd look some of those up.
It doesn't say where it might be released as early as February, does it?
They could be releasing it in Europe and haven't even sent anything to the FCC yet.