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The SingTel Group launch will involve seven different carriers in as many nations and bring iPhone to a subscriber base of 136 million. Apple conveniently has a major campus in Singapore.
via TUAW
In a singularly uninformative press release, SingTel, Singapore’s largest telecommunications company, has announced that it is bringing the iPhone to “Singapore, India, the Philippines and Australia later this year” through several subsidiary carrier brands: SingTel, Bharti Airtel, Globe and Optus.
iPhonAsia Comment: For those who follow iPhonAsia regularly, you will know that we have been reporting on the rumored Apple and SingTel partnership for months. Here are a few links to relevant articles posted on iPhonAsia >
SingTel to bring iPhone to Pacific Rim?
SingTel to bring iPhone to Singapore
Optus and Vodafone in Australia?
Optus as Australia’s iPhone carrier?
iPhone in Australia: Apple and Telstra? Don’t bet on it!
Engadget Reports the AIS iPhone in Thailand Rumors
[...] notably missing from the list of announced deals. That should end soon. (Update: SingTel deal now confirmed) The SingTel consortium iPhone deal may be announced at WWDC in early June. SingTel’s [...]