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 [...]
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NOTE: The following ramblings are based largely on rumor and guesswork. The latest on iPhone in China ~ Dan Butterfield – November 5, 2008 China Mobile wants no pre-publicity over “new” to be announced TD-SCDMA handsets from prominent vendors such as Apple, Nokia and HTC. Why? These new phones will be very popular and China [...]
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iPhonAsia Comment: If China Mobile is the fast-tracking development of the super fast 4th generation (4G) TD-LTE (Time Division Long Term Evolution) network with the support of China Ministries (and we believe they are), then TD-SCDMA may have a relatively short shelf life in China. Apple likely has a TD iPhone 3G deal in [...]
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Update: See > Apple and China Mobile to build a TD iPhone 3G? for more details and speculation over a possible TD-SCDMA iPhone 3G – See also the latter half of this post (below) for a TD iPhone scenario. The Real iPhone Games begin … a deal in the works with China Mobile Reuters and several news services [...]
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