China Unicom
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100,000 iPhone 4 Units Shifted in China
China Unicom who began officially selling the iPhone 4 in China on Saturday has announced that it has sold 100,000 units in the first four days. China Unicom vice president Li Gang told reporters this week that the carrier had sold all of its first…
iPhone 4 Available September 25 in China
Apple has announced that the iPhone 4 will be officially available in China on September 25; the launch of Apple's latest model of iPhone will also coincide with the opening of two new Apple retail stores. iPhone 4 will be available in China beginning Saturday…
Unicom Shifts 100,000 iPhones
China Unicom chairman Chang Xiaobing has confirmed that the official iPhone carrier in China has sold 100,000 iPhones in the first 40 days of sales. The comment comes after company Wednesday Marbridge Consulting reported that Unicom had sold only 10,000 units. This figure has now…
China Unicom Signs Up 5,000 iPhone Subscribers
Following the official launch of the iPhone in China the main carrier China Unicom confirmed that it had signed up more than a million subscribers but only 5,000 iPhone customers. Reuters reports that Unicom Chairman Chang Xiaobing said his company expects to add a million…
China Unicom to Begin Selling iPhone October 1
China Unicom the official carrier of the iPhone in China today announced that it would begin selling the iPhone in the country on October 1. The carrier has also released pricing information for the iPhone, handsets of an unknown size will be sold for Rmb5,000…
Details of iPhone in China
Following last Friday's announcement that Apple and China Unicom had partnered to bring the iPhone to China some felt left short of details from the very brief announcement. What we know 3-year non-exclusive deal with China Unicom iPhone targeted to launch calendar Q409 China Unicom…
China Unicom and Apple Strike iPhone Deal
China Unicom announced Friday that it had come to a deal with Apple to distribute the iPhone in China. The announcement comes after several months of speculation that the number two Chinese Carrier with 140 million subscribers would receive the iPhone. "We believe China Unicom's…
Chinese iPhone Deal Could be Announced Friday
Despite no official word that the iPhone has received a network access license for operation on any Chinese network a new report today suggests that a deal between Apple and China Unicom could be officially announced tomorrow. The Chinese carrier is set to hold a…
China Unicom Denies Purchase of iPhones
Following reports that China Unicom purchased five million iPhone units for sale in China, the company has now denied the reports. "Talks between us and Apple have been going on for some time, but no agreement has been reached yet," China Unicom spokesman Yi Difei…
China Unicom Scoops Up 5 Million iPhone Units
The International Business Times is reporting that Apple has sold 5 million iPhone units to rumoured Chinese carrier China Unicom. The units were reportedly purchased by China's second largest carrier for 10 billion yuan suggesting that the custom WCDMA iPhones with no WiFi sold for…
Reports of China iPhone Approval Untrue
Last week World of Apple reported that the iPhone has received regulatory approval. At the time we reported that a an entry on the SRRC (State Radio Regulatory Commission) website referred to approval of the iPhone for sale in China, presumably by China Unicom carrier…
iPhone Gets Regulatory Approval in China
Despite not knowing exactly who is going to carry the iPhone in China the device has now received regulatory approval. Earlier this week it looked certain that China Unicom had struck a deal with Apple but officials from both companies denied that an agreement had…
China Unicom and Apple Reach iPhone Deal, Maybe
According to a report by Shanghai Securities News Apple and China Unicom have entered into a three-year agreement to begin selling the iPhone in China. The source stated to Shanghai Securities News that China Unicom could begin selling the iPhone around late September and the…