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China Mobile Confirms Talks With Apple on iPhone

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 15 at 11:01 pm PT

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

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 30 at 1:02 pm PT

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

Is Apple’s Next iPhone Partner China Telecom?

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 9 at 8:16 am PT

Move over, China Unicom. Maybe …

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China Unicom Offering Free iPhone 4S With Multiyear Contract

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 6 at 8:06 am PT

China Unicom, currently Apple’s lone iPhone carrier partner in China, is offering quite the deal on the new iPhone 4S: A free 4S bundled with a multiyear service contract. The promotion begins Jan. 13, and will see Unicom, the second-largest wireless carrier in China, offering the 32 gigabyte version of the device with a 286-yuan-per-month plan (approximately $46 U.S.) on a three-year agreement; the 16GB version of the phone is available with a two-year service contract costing 386 yuan (about $61) per month. The move comes amid continuing rumors that Apple will soon ink an iPhone deal with China Mobile, the world’s largest wireless carrier.

Apple Clears Final Hurdle to Start Selling the iPhone 4S in China

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 10, 2011 at 5:36 am PT

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has given Apple and China Unicom the final permit they needed, paving the way for the device to go on sale before year’s end.

China Unicom Awaiting Final Okay to Sell iPhone 4S

John Paczkowski in Mobile on November 30, 2011 at 10:08 am PT

The iPhone 4S heads to Apple’s second most important market.

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China Mobile Competition Could Heat Up

Loretta Chao, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 24, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

China’s government has begun testing a policy allow mobile subscribers to switch carriers without changing their phone numbers in two locations, the eastern coastal metropolis of Tianjin and the southern island province of Hainan–potentially bringing the long-anticipated move toward full number portability closer to reality and adding to mounting competition for telecommunications giant China Mobile.

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China Unicom Launches "WoStore"

Owen Fletcher, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 12, 2010 at 11:59 am PT

China Unicom has launched a long-expected application store for users to download apps like games and Internet browsers to their mobile devices, making it the latest mobile carrier looking to reproduce the success of Apple’s App Store.

IPhone 4 Blowout in China

John Paczkowski in News on September 29, 2010 at 10:42 am PT

The iPhone 4 has sold out in China, just four days after its market debut. China Unicom, Apple’s carrier partner in the country, said today that it’s sold about 100,000 iPhone 4s and has another 100,000 on back order.

IPhone 4 Shortages in China

John Paczkowski in News on September 27, 2010 at 3:00 am PT

The iPhone 4 is proving significantly more popular in China than its predecessor. Early demand for the device has already exceeded initial supply, with China Unicom reportedly struggling to fill the more than 200,000 preorders it has received since September 17.