China Unicom:In Talks With Apple To Introduce iPhone In China
04 March 2009 - 2:54PM
Dow Jones News
China Unicom Ltd. (CHU) Chief Executive Chang Xiaobing said
Wednesday the company is in talks with Apple Inc. (AAPL) about
introducing the iPhone in China, but didn't give details on
progress of the talks.
Chang said third-generation mobile-phone customers will likely
make up 20% of China's total mobile-phone users, similar to the 3G
penetration levels in advanced countries.
China Unicom's 3G users will likely account for 20% of its total
subscribers in two to three years, he added.
Chang was speaking on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. The CPPCC
started its annual meeting Tuesday.
-By Aaron Back; Dow Jones Newswires; 8610 6588 5848;
aaron.back@dowjones.com