China Unicom denies having bought 5M iPhones

Filed under: China Unicom, Apple

We'd still venture to say that all signs are pointing toward an iPhone launch on China Unicom before too long, but one key element of the launch -- Unicom's upfront buy -- is now in question. A spokesman for China's third-largest carrier (which is an amazingly low rank considering they've got about as many subscribers as Verizon and AT&T combined) has denied earlier reports that they've stockpiled five million handsets in preparation for launch, saying that negotiations with Apple are still ongoing. We imagine that when you're dealing with a nine-figure subscriber count, any hardware negotiation is complex, tense, and filled with counteroffers, so there's no telling how much longer this process could take.

[Via Unwired View]

China Unicom denies having bought 5M iPhones originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Source : http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/08/16/china-uni...