Reuters
China Unicom will announce a deal to sell Apple’s iPhone in China as soon as Friday, an analyst said, citing an industry source with direct knowledge of the situation.
The analyst requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue.
Such a deal would mark a huge step for Apple, giving it access to the world’s largest mobile market with nearly 700 million subscribers. About two-thirds of those belong to industry giant China Mobile, with the rest split between Unicom and smaller rival China Telecom.
A China Unicom spokeswoman said the iPhone would undoubtedly be discussed on Friday when the company is set to hold a media briefing to discuss its results for the first half of 2009, but she did not say whether an agreement would be announced.
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