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Apple and China Unicom to share revenues and expenses?

Posted in App store, China Unicom, iPhone, iPhone in China, tagged , , , , , , , , on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Rumor: China Unicom to share Apple’s China App Store expenses in return for slice of revenues?
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Yesterday (April 6, 2009) Trading Markets posted a story “Talks Between Apple and China Unicom Suspended.” The report stated that; “Talks between China Unicom and Apple to introduce iPhone into China came to a halt as Apple was said to have asked the Chinese telecoms [...]

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Apple’s “iPhone in China” Negotiations

Posted in China Mobile, China Unicom, iPhone, iPhone in China, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Update: China Mobile’s CEO spoke to a reporter on Saturday, March 21. According to Wang Jianzhou, China Mobile’s talks with Apple have stalled, albeit “the door remains open.” This is no surprise as Apple is moving forward with China Unicom. Details > HERE (in Mandarin)
iPhonAsia Comment: Here (below) is iPhonAsia’s response to Dr. Cheng Dejie’s March [...]

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China Unicom/Apple Summit in Cupertino in March (now)

Posted in China Unicom, iPhone, iPhone in China, tagged , , , , , , , on March 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Update – March 8, 2009: Interfax’s Cindy Geng is reporting that a China Unicom delegation is visiting Apple and will conduct ”decisive negotiations” on March 8 (that would be now). Cindy Geng’s report is based on an internal telecom source. The source is “confident that the talks will be successful.”
iPhonAsia has picked up from several sources in China that a [...]

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Reuters: Apple and China Unicom talking and Hon Hai hiring

Posted in China Unicom, Foxconn Hon Hai, tagged , , , , , on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

iPhonAsia Comment: Duh!
Reuters is also quoting China Mobile CEO Wang Jianzhou as saying today (March 4, ‘09) that China Mobile would “continue to talk to Apple” and he would not comment on the discussions between China Unicom and Apple. The Apple and China Mobile story is a long and winding road … If I can find a [...]

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China Unicom executives coming to Cupertino in March?

Posted in China Unicom, iPhone in China, tagged , , , , , on February 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Sina.com citing an “insider” source reported today (Feb 13, 2009) that China Unicom executives will soon be packing their bags (March) and making plans to visit 1 Infinite Loop. Yep, that’s Apple headquarters address in Cupertino, CA. The theoretical objective of this halfway round the planet sojourn is to finalize iPhone negotiations, map out a distribution plan and set an official iPhone [...]

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More rumors of “serious talks” between Apple and China Unicom

Posted in China Mobile, China Unicom, iPhone in China, tagged , , , , , , on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

传苹果iPhone突然牵手联通 与移动谈判破裂

 
 
Tech.gansudaily.com.cn is reporting that China Unicom and Apple are now engaged in serious iPhone negotiations and China Unicom Chairman Chang Xiaobing is directly involved. The report states that the objective is to launch iPhone in China at the end of May. This timeline corresponds to the launch of China Mobile’s W-CDMA 3G network. 
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China Unicom to Launch 1st WCDMA trial network by year end (2008)

Posted in China Unicom, iPhone, iPhone in China, tagged , , , , on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

iPhonAsia comment: There is a distinct possibility (albeit just guesswork) that Apple will land two iPhone deals in PRC for launch in 2009 … a customized TD iPhone 3G for China Mobile and a more standard iPhone 3G (already W-CDMA ready) for China Unicom. See related iPhonAsia posts > HERE … HERE … HERE … HERE … HERE … HERE … HERE … and HERE 
China Unicom to Launch 1st WCDMA [...]

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China Unicom set to begin 3G network testing … MIIT to issue 3G licenses soon???

Posted in 3G, China Unicom, tagged , , , , , , on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

 
   China Unicom to test W-CDMA 3G network in seven cities

Chang Xiaobing, chairman and CEO of China Unicom, has stated that he expected the Chinese government to speed up the issuing of 3G licenses. Once a W-CDMA (UMTS), one of the international 3G standards, license is issued to China Unicom, they will start testing their 3G network [...]

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China Unicom readies for post-restructuring world … will it include iPhone?

Posted in Apple, China Unicom, TD-SCDMA, iPhone, iPhone in China, tagged , , , , , , on March 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »

 
China Unicom Will Invest More On GSM Network
China Telecom Industry Restructuring + iPhone in China analysis > HERE 
Full article > HERE
March 13, 2008
Chang Xiaobing, president of China Unicom (CHU) and a deputy to the National People’s Political and Consultative Committee, says that China Unicom will not reduce the investment on its network because of the restructuring [...]

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400K unlocked iPhones: Here’s the pitch Apple might make to China Mobile

Posted in 3G, Apple, China Mobile, Smart Phones, TD-SCDMA, Video, iPhone, iPhone Negotiations, iPhone in China, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »

 
 
  
           
Preamble: The following is a SWAG and I will no doubt be wrong about plenty … yet I believe there is some basis for the following negotiation scenario and my speculation over forthcoming changes in China’s telecom industry.  FWIW … 
Apple negotiating team to China Mobile team:
“We’re coming out with a 3G iPhone and the chipset [...]

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