As if we didn't know. Anyway, since it has now become official, let us confirm that Apple's iPhone will finally reach the massive Chinese market later this year on the China Unicom Network.
The Chinese operator, in a recent earnings announcement, confirmed the rumors. A part of the earnings report goes like this:- "On Aug. 28, the company and Apple reached a three-year agreement for the company to sell iPhone in China. The initial launch is expected to be in the fourth calendar quarter of 2009. This will provide users with brand new communication and information experience."
With over 135 million users, China Unicom is one of the world's biggest mobile phone operators and for the same reason, the iPhone now gets a whole new untapped market at its disposal. All China bound iPhones will come crippled with Wi-Fi as required by the law in China. To make the phone affordable to the masses, China Unicom will also offer subsidies to users who wish to buy the device. However, no announcement regarding the level of the subsidy has been made so far.
If all goes well, the Chinese would be seen flaunting their iPhones by October. Oh and it will be getting both the version the normal iPhone 3G and the latest 3GS version.
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