Earlier on Friday, we told you that the Apple iPhone 5 had been cleared for release on China Telecom after Apple received its "network access license".
China Telecom, as we pointed out, is the third largest carrier in the
country. We now have a good idea when to expect the actual launch of the
iPhone 5 in China. Apple has announced that on December 14th, the 6th
generation of Apple's iconic smartphone will be arriving at the world's
largest smartphone market.
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| The fourth-generation Apple iPad is coming to China on December 7th |
Unfortunately for Apple, the largest carrier in the world, China Mobile, has a
proprietary 3G network which doesn't work with the Apple iPhone. Both Apple and the carrier have been in talks for some time
and with 200,000 LTE subscribers expected next year, it might be 2013
when Apple can offer its best selling device to the customers of the
largest carrier on earth.
Exactly one week before the Apple iPhone 5 hits the ground in China, the fourth-generation of the Apple iPad and the Apple iPad mini will be launched in the country. Both will be the
Wi-Fi only
models and it is not known when-or even if-the Wi-Fi+cellular models
will be coming to China. All three devices will be available from Apple
Stores, authorized resellers and can be bought online from Apple's web
site. The day before launch, buyers can make reservations for a next-day
pick up from 9am to 5pm. Apple instituted this system in a few
countries where scalping of its devices has become a problem.
Adding China, the Apple iPhone 5 is now available in 47 countries with 42 selling the latest two Apple iPads.
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