Late Start May Be Tempering China Mobile’s iPhone Preorders

But what will sales look like after the 5s and 5c officially launch?
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iPhone 5c Is Cheap in China if You Want It to Be

China’s carriers are offering plenty of on-contract plans that pare the iPhone 5c’s price down to a more appealing level.

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China Unicom Q1 Net Jumps 89 Percent on 3G, Fixed-Line Broadband Growth

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. said Thursday net profit surged 89 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier as its third-generation mobile communications network and fixed-line broadband businesses continued their rapid growth.

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China Telecom Prepares for iPhone 5

China Telecom Corp. plans to begin offering the iPhone 5 in late November or early December, which would mark the entry of Apple Inc.’s latest smartphone into China.

China Certifies iPhone 5; Just One More License to Go

A December-quarter launch is looking likely.

iPhone 5 May Hit Mainland China Sooner Than Expected

The fastest iPhone rollout ever.

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China Telecom Earnings Beat Expectations

Network operator China Telecom Corp. on Wednesday reported a better-than-expected first-half net profit as user numbers grew in the face of intensifying competition.

iPhone 5 Projections Threaten Analysts’ Supplies of Superlatives

The most promising device upgrade cycle in Appleā€™s history?

China Mobile Confirms Talks With Apple on iPhone

The comments, made at a shareholder meeting on Wednesday, follow what sources say was a meeting earlier this year between China Mobile and Apple CEO Tim Cook.

China: Apple’s Land of iPhone Opportunity

A few years from now, Apple could sell 57 million iPhones per year in China.

IPhone 4 Blowout in China

IPhone 4 Shortages in China

China Unicom to Sell iPad, iPhone 4