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No 5 Million iPhone Deal for China Unicom?
No 5 Million iPhone Deal for China Unicom?
That rumored deal whereby China Unicom was purchasing 5 million Wi-Fi-less iPhones for a huge introduction to the world’s biggest cellular market? Turns out not so much with the 5 million according to a China Unicom spokesperson. “Talks between us and Apple have been going ...
China Unicom buys 5 million iPhones from Apple, ready for sale in September
ibtimes.com — China Unicom had already paid Apple 10 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) for 5 million WCDMA standard iPhones... with unit price of 2,000 yuan ($293), CBN news said, citing a well-informed source. Details of launching the iPhone have been finalized and the ... (more) China Unicom buys 5 million iPhones from Apple, ready ...
China Unicom Denies Placing Order for 5 Million iPhone Handsets
cellular-news.com — This is a 3rd party supplied news article We do not control the adverts on this page... ­ Sorry, this 3rd party supplied article requires Javascript to be displayed in full. State-owned China Unicom said Friday it is talking with Apple about becoming an ... (more) China Unicom Denies Placing Order for 5 Million iPhone ...
5 Million iPhones Heading to China Unicom?
5 Million iPhones Heading to China Unicom?
theiphoneblog.com — China Unicom, the second largest mobile carrier in the world’s largest mobile market, has reportedly bought 5... million iPhones from Apple as it makes ready to launch the device in September. These won’t be the same iPhones sold in ... (more) 5 Million iPhones Heading to China Unicom?
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No 5 Million iPhone Deal for China Unicom?
The Free iPhone Blog — That rumored deal whereby China Unicom was purchasing 5 million Wi-Fi-less iPhones for a huge introduction to the world’s biggest cellular market? Turns out not so much with the 5 million according to a China Unicom spokesperson. “Talks between us and Apple have been going on for some time, but no agreement has been reached yet,” said Unicom spokesman Yi Difei. “There are all kinds of possibilities. There is no particular timetable for the talks.” We get it, big deal, big complications. Still, the iPhone has to hit China sometime, right? (Other than, you know, massive amounts of gray market imports…) [Cellular News via Engadget Mobile] This is a story by the ...

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