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China Telecom close to inking deal with Apple for the CDMA iPhone 4

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 18th, 2011)

In a research note, Ticonderoga Securities analyst Brian White suggest China Telecom is close to completing a deal with Apple to carry the CDMA iPhone 4. White cites a report on Chinese website NetEase that claims one branch of the wireless operator is already accepting pre-orders for the CDMA ...

China Mobile says Apple to support TD-LTE

by Rick Martin (Jan 26th, 2011)

In an interview with Chinese news portal Sina, China Mobile's Chairman Wang Jianzhou was quoted (Chinese) as saying that Apple would get behind the carrier's next-gen TD-LTE network technology: "Apple has its own problems to deal with and has many things to develop, and currently TD development is ...

China Unicom sells 100,000 iPhone 4s in four days

by Dave Caolo (Sep 29th, 2010)

After four days of availability, China Unicom (CU) has sold 100,000 iPhone 4s in China (here are some photos from launch day). Pre-orders began on September 16th, and CU reported earlier this week that 200,000 orders were taken. Today, all online reservations have come to a halt. Customers must be ...

China Unicom offering in-store jailbreaking

by Dave Caolo (Aug 30th, 2010)

Chinese customers who want a jailbroken iPhone but lack the nerve or time to do it now have a reliable option, as distributor China Unicom (CU) is offering jailbreaking as a service in their retail stores. Chinese language site WeiPhone notes (here's the English translation) that customers can ...

Apple gains control of "i-phone" trademark in China

by Dave Caolo (Jan 4th, 2010)

Back in 2002, Apple applied to register the iPhone trademark in China, but that application was limited to computer hardware and software, not mobile phones. A year later (three years before the iPhone's introduction), Chinese manufacturer Hanwang Technology applied for the trademark "i-phone" for a ...

China Unicom has now sold 300,000 iPhones

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 30th, 2009)

Things started off looking grim for the iPhone when it went on sale in China in October of this year with sales of only 5000 phones in the first week. Forty days after the initial launch however, China Unicom reported they sold 100,000 iPhones. Now, just twenty days after that 100,000 mark, Dan ...

China Unicom: we've sold 100,000 iPhones

by Dave Caolo (Dec 10th, 2009)

Amid claims of poor iPhone sales, Dow Jones reports that China Unicom (CU) has sold 100,000 iPhones since the official launch in October of this year. While this represents a pickup in sales numbers -- CU reported selling just 5,000 units in the first 4 days -- it isn't incredibly impressive. China ...

App Store performing well in China despite hindrances

by Dave Caolo (Nov 18th, 2009)

Last August, China Unicom Ltd (CHU) announced a 3-year partnership to officially bring the iPhone to China. As predicted in July, the CHU's iPhone is sold with Wi-Fi disabled, in accordance with the Golden Shield Project. Additionally, 3GS hardware is still unavailable in China. Despite these ...

China Unicom to start selling the iPhone in October

by Lauren Hirsch (Sep 28th, 2009)

Hong Kong-based China Unicom released details today concerning its August announcement of a three-year deal to sell the iPhone. Sales of the iPhone will begin in October, dovetailing with its October 1st 3G network launch, and will be priced at approximately 5000 Yuan, or around US$730. The iPhone ...

Not so fast, Chinese App Store!

by Casey Johnston (Aug 31st, 2009)

Several news sources have been reporting that, at long last, the iPhone will finally make its way to China after Apple was able to strike a deal with China Unicom. However, according to CNW (English translation), the integration of the iPhone may not be so easy; in fact, the App Store, from which ...

Apple, China Unicom strike 3-year deal

by Dave Caolo (Aug 28th, 2009)

It looks like Daily Finance guessed correctly. Early on Friday, Apple and China Unicom Ltd (CHU) announced a 3-year partnership to officially bring the iPhone to China. CHU will buy the handsets from Apple on a wholesale basis and will not participate in revenue sharing. CHU is the 2nd largest ...

Report: iPhone will drop in China on Friday

by Dave Caolo (Aug 27th, 2009)

Daily Finance is reporting today on the iPhone's pending release in China. We've been reporting on this gradual deal for a while now. Back in July it looked like the deal might be delayed until 2010, but earlier this month, Apple's VP of iPhone and iPod product marketing Greg Joswiak (among others) ...

Apple reportedly sells 5 million iPhones to China Unicom

by Steven Sande (Aug 13th, 2009)

It appears that China Unicom has been selected as the sole distributor of iPhones in China, according to a report in the International Business Times today. While the deal has yet to be finalized, the company has purchased 5 million WCDMA iPhones without Wi-Fi from Apple at a price of 10 billion ...

Apple bigwigs on the way to China for iPhone deal

by Mel Martin (Aug 4th, 2009)

The International Business Times is reporting today that Apple execs, including Greg Joswiak, Apple's VP of iPhone and iPod product marketing, are expected to meet with China Unicom this week to try to cement an iPhone deal there. The iPhone hasn't been available in China, at least officially, ...