China Unicom and Apple iPhone Talks Confirmed
Weeks ago, we made a post discussing the rumor that Apple has been planning a China release of the iPhone with the Carrier China Unicom. This deal was to bring the iPhone 3G to China, however there was no indication that this deal was close to completed.
According to Reuters, China Unicom’s chairman Chang Xiaobing, confirmed they were in talks with Apple. ”We are in talks with many handset suppliers, including Apple,” he said.
Apple originally came to China Mobile in hopes of launching the iPhone 3G with their service, however it never panned through. Their chairman, Wang Jianzhou states they have had multiple negotiations with Apple, but declines on any comments or discussion about the issue.
While China Mobile holds the most subscribers in China, if China Unicom does take this deal the iPhone 3G will be available to over 1.3 million customers.
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