Apple iPhone Sent to CTTL for Access Testing, Sources Say
BEIJING, -- 3G-supported iPhone tailored for the Chinese market recently has been sent to the China Telecommunication Technology Labs (CTTL), under the aegis of the nation's Ministry of Information and Industry Technology (MIIT), for network access testing, disclosed persons in the know.
If successful, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL)'s iPhone can gain access permission in two weeks as soon as possible.
In early June 2009, Apple unveiled the third-generation iPhone 3GS handset in the US. Compared with the previous products, the iPhone 3GS handset has faster processing speed, large storage capacity, as well as higher pixel camera.
Later, a WCDMA mobile phone, namely the A1324 model, was said to have gotten radio transmission equipment model approval of the Chinese regulator, according to the website of the national Radio Administration Bureau.
The model is particularly customized for the Chinese market. After obtaining radio transmission equipment model approval and passing CTTL's mobile phone access testing, it can be sold legally in the domestic market.
In order to sell iPhone in the Chinese market, Apple has to cancel the Wi-Fi function without changing other components, pointed put the sources, adding that it also indicates that Apple nearly reaches an agreement with China Unicom. However, Apple and China Unicom both have made no comment on the saying.
After gaining the 3G license in early 2009, China Unicom had contacted with Apple for several times but failed to reach an agreement.
In fact, the two parties kicked off negotiations as early as October 2008, but policy restriction and different business modes became barriers for them to reach agreements.
In March 2009, the telecom carrier was reported to have official talks with Apple again, in concert with its WCDMA commercial use.
Compared with other carriers, China Unicom operates the world's most mature 3G standard. If it can bring in iPhone, the company can lure more 3G users, said an industry watcher.
Its archrival China Mobile plans to team up with overseas and domestic manufacturers, such as Lenovo Group Ltd. (SEHK: 0992), LG, and Dopod, to unveil Ophone mobile phones based on the OMS operating system at the end of July 2009. The move is believed to cause great pressures to China Unicom.
But, the Ophone handsets that will be launched in the third quarter just support GSM. TD-SCDMA-supported Ophone mobile phones will roll out in the fourth quarter of this year.
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If successful, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL)'s iPhone can gain access permission in two weeks as soon as possible.
In early June 2009, Apple unveiled the third-generation iPhone 3GS handset in the US. Compared with the previous products, the iPhone 3GS handset has faster processing speed, large storage capacity, as well as higher pixel camera.
Later, a WCDMA mobile phone, namely the A1324 model, was said to have gotten radio transmission equipment model approval of the Chinese regulator, according to the website of the national Radio Administration Bureau.
The model is particularly customized for the Chinese market. After obtaining radio transmission equipment model approval and passing CTTL's mobile phone access testing, it can be sold legally in the domestic market.
In order to sell iPhone in the Chinese market, Apple has to cancel the Wi-Fi function without changing other components, pointed put the sources, adding that it also indicates that Apple nearly reaches an agreement with China Unicom. However, Apple and China Unicom both have made no comment on the saying.
After gaining the 3G license in early 2009, China Unicom had contacted with Apple for several times but failed to reach an agreement.
In fact, the two parties kicked off negotiations as early as October 2008, but policy restriction and different business modes became barriers for them to reach agreements.
In March 2009, the telecom carrier was reported to have official talks with Apple again, in concert with its WCDMA commercial use.
Compared with other carriers, China Unicom operates the world's most mature 3G standard. If it can bring in iPhone, the company can lure more 3G users, said an industry watcher.
Its archrival China Mobile plans to team up with overseas and domestic manufacturers, such as Lenovo Group Ltd. (SEHK: 0992), LG, and Dopod, to unveil Ophone mobile phones based on the OMS operating system at the end of July 2009. The move is believed to cause great pressures to China Unicom.
But, the Ophone handsets that will be launched in the third quarter just support GSM. TD-SCDMA-supported Ophone mobile phones will roll out in the fourth quarter of this year.
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