The iPhone will officially come to China Unicom’s network on October 30th. We already knew the higher-ups at Apple locked down China Unicom as their iPhone partner in mainland China, and we were even given some initial pricing details, but this is the first time we’ve gotten specific launch information from the No. 2 Chinese…
Brief: China Unicom: Hey South Korea, that 3.8% stake in the company we sold you, we want it back!
South Korean operator SK Telecom purchased a 3.8% stake in China Unicom between July 2006 and August 2007. China Unicom now wants that back and are going to pay $1.3 billion for it. That’s a lot of egg rolls. [Via: Cellular News]
China Unicom iPhone launch day and prices unveiled: October 1st for $733
China Unicom, which announced that they’ve struck a deal with Apple last month to bring the iPhone to China, has now confirmed the launch date and pricing. For 5,000 yuan (733 US Dollars; 502 Euros; 464 British Pounds) you’ll be able to snatch up an iPhone, although it isn’t clear if that is the 3G…
CPhone breaks cover in China, gives oPhone some Android competition
Android is capturing the hearts and minds of smartphone users around the world. Surprisingly, China’s Red Wall of Censorship hasn’t gotten in the way of Google’s Chinese aspirations. A new Android phone has broken cover at the PT & Network Comm China show, giving the Chinese masses yet another Android option to fawn over. China’s…
Apple eats up world’s NAND flash memory supplies, again
Apple’s got a pretty big appetite for NAND flash memory modules. Now that the iPhone 3GS boasts 32GB of onboard storage, and is headed to China Unicom’s massive subscriber-base, Apple is gobbling up flash memory chips faster than suppliers can punch them out. DigiTimes is reporting that the world’s main NAND manufacturers are prioritizing Apple’s…
China Unicom and Telefonica Caught Getting Snuggly
China Unicom and Telefonica, both big names in global telecommunications, have announced an extended partnership in which they would provide mutual infrastructure support and continue an existing alliance. The specifics are pretty vague, but after all is said and done, China Unicom will own 0.88% of Telefonica, and Telefonica will own 8% of China Unicom…
Apple to bypass China Mobile by selling iPhone through third-party retailer?
Apple has already locked down China Unicom as their Chinese iPhone partner and is still trying to strike a deal to bring the iPhone to China Mobile’s massive 500-million-strong customer base. But, China Mobile recently launched OPhone smartrphone operating system and their own mobile applications store which compete directly with the iPhone OS and the…
Apple still talking to China Mobile behind China Unicom’s back
Uh oh. What do we have here? It seems that Apple isn’t satisfied with putting their hands all over China Unicom’s massive customer base. Apple is reportedly still talking to China Mobile behind China Unicom’s back. It’s obvious what Apple wants – they want to get their iPhone into as many Chinese wireless networks as…
It finally happened, China Unicom and Apple have struck a deal; more details in Q409
Oddly enough, yesterday I posted a tweet saying that “I refuse to write about Apple and China Unicom anymore until I see an official press release on either of their websites”. And what do you know, today I wake up with a press release in my inbox from China Unicom that says “on 28 August,…
China Unicom iPhone rumored, denied, confirmed (?)
The iPhone is coming to China. It’s inevitable that Apple will one day crack the massive Chinese mobile phone market and be granted permission to sell the iPhone through one of the country’s state-owned wireless carriers. A while back, we saw leaked photos of a Chinese iPhone bearing Chinese branding and lacking any WiFi support.…