The aim has always been to make sure that Ubuntu Touch is ready for use on smartphones as part of the Ubuntu 13.10 update, and it looks like that is right on the mark. Canonical has confirmed as part of its Ubuntu Phone Team Mailing List that the software will indeed be ready to go when Ubuntu 13.10 is released on October 17th...
Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Canonical-confirms-that-Ubuntu-Touch-will-be-ready-for-October-17th_id47597
Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Canonical-confirms-that-Ubuntu-Touch-will-be-ready-for-October-17th_id47597