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iPhonAsia has been speculating for months that at least one iPhone model for China Unicom will include WiFi. More specifically a chipset that supports the wireless LAN authentication and privacy infrastructure (WAPI)/WiFi stack. This combination was authorized on mobile phones in China after May of 2009.
That said, WiFi on iPhone may have to wait for [...]

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I’m on the road this week and may have fleeting moments to update iPhonAsia … but wanted to share this interesting news. According to a post today by Cindy Ging of Interfax TMT, Apple is planning on launching two iPhone models for the China market. There are no details as to the feature/function differences between [...]

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China Mobile calls on operators to hold firm against Apple’s revenue-sharing demands
by Cindy Geng
Beijing. June 26. INTERFAX-CHINA – A China Mobile employee has called for a united front between the country’s three telecom operators in order to challenge Apple’s precondition on any iPhone deal with [...]

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Update – March 23, 2009: China Mobile’s CEO spoke to a reporter on Saturday, March 21, 2009. 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 [...]

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iPhonAsia comment: Two key takeaways from today’s “iPhone in China” news (or more accurately “rumors”): 
1) China Unicom has apparently agreed to preload iTunes on an “official” iPhone through China Unicom.  Will this include Apple’s App Store as well?  We hope so. China Unicom too (like China Mobile) has big plans for their own VAS platform and [...]

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