iPhone 4 officially coming to Korea's SK Telecom on March 16

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SK Telecom has now set March 16 as the date for its launch of the iPhone 4 in Korea.

After revealing earlier this year that it was to finally sell the iPhone 4 in addition to rival network KT corp, Korea's largest wireless carrier confirmed in a press release that pre-registrations opened March 9. "SK Telecom is proud to offer iPhone 4 on the nation's top network," said So Jin-Woo, President of Platform Business and co-CEO of SK Telecom. "Our customers will benefit from flexible tariff plans tailored to their unique usage needs along with a high level of customer care."

Rival KT corp has thus far enjoyed exclusive sales of the iPhone, starting with the 3GS in late 2009 and selling more than a million units. SK Telecom hasn't yet confirmed whether it will be offering the CDMA or GSM version of the iPhone 4, although GSM seems most likely at the moment.

[via AppleInsider]

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SK Telecom has now set March 16 as the date for its launch of the iPhone 4 in Korea. After revealing earlier this year that it was...

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Pixelmatsch

There is no obvious reason for them to offer the CDMA iPhone, GSM has roaming to more countries (which may not be too important) and HSPA (7.2 Mb/s down, 5.76 Mb/s up) is much faster than EV-DO (which is definitely important).

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Customers may preregister for iPhone 4 beginning March 9 at SK Telecom's official online store, T Smart Shop (www.tsmartshop.co.kr), or at one of 1,500 authorized SK Telecom T World retail stores, according to the statement.

Last month, SK Telecom, the country's largest mobile carrier by revenues, said it will start offering iPhone 4, signaling the end of the exclusive distribution of the touchscreen device by rival mobile operator KT Corp.

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