America Movil will sell iPhone across Latin America starting this year.
The largest cell phone operator made the announcement today, the latest in what appears a fashionable string of mobile telcos to let investors know they’ve bagged distribution rights for the Apple mobile phone. It had been thought local operator Telcel would take this prize, though with recent indications that Apple isn't seeking wholly exclusive deals, there's still an outside chance Telcel will get to carry the device.
With a subscriber base of 153 million in 2007, America Movil operates in 15 markets