Apple taps T-Mobile as German iPhone carrier
By Will Park on Wednesday, September 19th, 2007 at 11:34 AM PST In Announcements, Apple, Devices, T-Mobile, iPhone
Following on yesterday’s official announcement that the UK iPhone will be the responsibility of UK wireless carrier O2 (NYSE: TEF), Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) today announced that the German iPhone carrier will indeed be Deutsch Telekom’s T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) – as we expected. Germany and the UK will see Apple dopping the iPhone simultaneously on November 9.
T-Mobile Germany reportedly agreed to pony up 30% of iPhone revenue to Apple as part of a kickback deal. A bit shy of O2’s reported 40% revenue sharing agreement with Apple, but an incredible deal nonetheless.
German’s can expect to pay €399 (including V.A.T and 2-year T-Mobile tariff) for an iPhone come this November 9 – from Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT)’s retail locations and T-Mobile’s online store.
We’re all a little relieved to hear that the previously “leak” that had T-Mobile Germany getting a 3G iPhone with 16GB was an apparent fake. Germans will be getting the same EDGE-only iPhone that launched in the US. All us early iPhone adopters can breathe a little easier, knowing that our friends across the pond will be dealing with the same EDGE speeds that we love so much.
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