Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to launch iPhone 3G S in August

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), the exclusive sales agent of Apple's iPhone 3G in Taiwan, will start selling the newer iPhone 3G S in August, the company revealed at its 2009 shareholders meeting on June 19.

The launch of iPhone 3G S may bring competitive pressure on sales of iPhone 3G, and CHT will observe the impact, the company indicated.

In other news, CHT recently reduced its handset procurement target for 2009 from 2.1 million units to two million, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.