China Unicom and Apple this morning confirmed the carrier will offer two versions of the iPhone in the world’s most highly-populated country, China.
The news follows months of rumours to this effect, with the two companies seemingly locked into discussions regarding revenue-sharing arrangements. It seems Apple lost the battle on that one, so keen was it to gain a foothold in the booming market.
The carrier will offer two different "3G iPhones" to its 141 million subscribers and it will buy the phones wholesale from Apple.
China Unicom said: “On 28 August, the Company and Apple reach