Apple cashing in on iPhone in China

Upfront cash and cashflow from Apple’s rumored iPhone in China deal
Washington Post’s Tameka Kee reports that Apple’s rumored 5 million iPhone sale to China Unicom will generate about $100 per unit in profit for Apple. Kee states that this is less than the estimated $400+ per unit that Apple now gets on its deal with [...]

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iPhone in China – “Are we there yet?”

Apple’s iPhone managed to land in Hong Kong last year, but the drive across the Kowloon Toll Road to China is taking a bit longer. Antsy youngsters (media, investors and analysts) in the back seat want to know one thing… “Are we there yet Uncle Tim (Cook)?” …
Apple COO Tim Cook: “Um, not quite yet. [...]

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iPhone Model A1324 for China

Here (below) is my comment to a recent AppleInsider post comment
iPhone Model A1324

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leia
long long ago, there was a post about China Unicom will be iphone’s carrier in China. it said that the model number of China Unicom iPhone is A1324 (A represents Apple), which can support GSM/GPRS/EDGE/WCMDA in [...]

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iPhone in China posts – WAPI/WiFi and China Unicom 3G

FWIW … here are my replies to posts on my favorite Apple (AAPL) stock message board – AAPL Sanity
Re: China and the GFW
<< So essentially they’ve likely been negotiating for a model of iPhone with enhanced parental governmental controls. >>
Actually, yes … all “officially approved” WiFi-enabled phones in China must also include China’s home grown WLAN [...]

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China’s MIIT issues 1 of 2 of required licenses for iPhone

Update – June 12, 2009: Interfax TMT reporter Cindy Geng (who has good China telecom sources) reports the following – Beijing. June 11. INTERFAX-CHINA –
“A version of Apple’s iPhone lacking Wi-Fi capability has made progress towards obtaining a Network Access License (NAL) from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), although a trademark [...]

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MIIT approves a WiFi capable 3G handset

Marbridge Consulting is carrying a story today about China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) approval of a WiFi capable 3G phone by Motorola. This appears to be the first WiFi 3G handset approved by the MIIT. The previous MIIT policy was to not allow WiFi on 3G mobile phones. The approval came about because [...]

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Setting the table for iPhone launch in China

 
China Unicom’s “WO” 3G
Apple’s presumed iPhone carrier partner in China, China Unicom, unveiled its new 3G brand on Tuesday, April 28, 2009. China Unicom’s WCDMA 3G network and services will be marketed under the “WO” brand. The initial WCDMA network trial launch is scheduled on May 17 in 55 major cities across China. The full [...]

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Update: China’s ban on WiFi enabled handsets needs to be lifted

Update – May 13, 2009: Wow! MIIT approves a WiFi capable 3G handset. Read details > HERE
Update – April 24, 2009: Beijing. April 24. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has allowed mobile phone manufacturers to integrate China’s homegrown WAPI (WLAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure) standard into their handsets, a source at a domestic handset [...]

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iPhone in China … When?

During today’s Apple (AAPL) Q2 ‘09 earnings conference call, Piper Jaffray Analyst Gene Munster asked Tim Cook about the timing for iPhone officially entering China. Tim Cook’s answer:

“We now have have the four “BIRC” countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China (Hong Kong), we have three of those up (not yet PRC) and we [...]

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How will China’s new e-commerce rules affect iPhone?

China unveils new Internet payment protocols
 
During an April 18, 2009 speech at the Boao Forum for Asia, Xi Guohua, Vice Minister MIIT, highlighted the importance of the Internet on the Chinese economy. Xi noted that e-commerce has great potential in China, but currently China lacks two essential conditions:

An Internet payments credibility system and
An online certification [...]

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