iPhone Cruncher

Unicom has informed the public on their plans of launching Apple’s latest iPhone. It would be released next month in the world’s largest mobile market, state-run media said Tuesday.
Apple also has settled to let China Unicom, the country’s second-largest mobile operator, distribute the iPad tablet computer in China,. The source was released by Caixin media group said, citing an unidentified source from China Unicom.No timetable has been set for the iPad launch, the report said.
China Unicom has said beforehand it is in talks with Apple to sell the iPhone 4 and the iPad, which have commence around the world to much display and are already available in China’s flourishing grey market for Apple products.
The company started offering the iPhone 3GS model with wireless Internet capability earlier this month, with Apple’s Beijing store selling out of the phone on the first day, Caixin said.
he highly anticipated release of the iPhone in China — which has 687 million wireless subscribers, more than twice the population of the U.S. — is expected to be a boost for both Apple and Unicom, one of three Chinese state-owned telecommunications carriers. Still, the two companies face challenges to realizing the iPhone’s potential in China, including competition from similar devices, and the companies left several key questions about pricing and other details unanswered Friday.

The release of the iPhone in China could turbocharge overseas growth for what is already Apple’s fastest-growing product. China is the world’s largest mobile market by subscribers, with some 687 million subscribers. That compares with more than 270 million subscribers in the U.S.

An official at China Unicom told AFP he could not confirm the deals.

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