Singapore SingTel to pick up iPhone in September?

Posted by Will on Monday, March 24th, 2008 at 4:31 pm under Announcements, Apple, Devices, Mac OS, iPhone

iPhone headed to ThailandWith China-Apple negotiations still in limbo, it’s good to hear that Apple is still working to break into other Asian markets. We’re hearing that Singapore’s SingTel has secured a deal to start offering the iPhone in Singapore come September - following on previous reports that Apple was considering Thailand as a possible iPhone market. It’s unclear whether SingTel has agreed to the revenue sharing model that Apple has demanded from every other iPhone carrier (and the source of contention with China Mobile).The problem is that there are already an estimated 10,000 iPhones being used (unlocked, of course) in Singapore - making it difficult for Apple to ensure iPhone exclusivity to any Singaporean carrier, any Asian carrier, really. Apple previously sought legal recourse against iPhone resellers in an effort to stem the flow of unlocked iPhones into Singapore. Was this legal action enough for Apple to convince SingTel that they could be assured a reasonable level of exclusivity with the iPhone? Time will tell. The iconic handset is slated to go live on SingTel’s network in September at a $690 price point. [Via: Today Online]Thanks, Max! 


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    • 4 Responses to “Singapore SingTel to pick up iPhone in September?”

    • acidz says:
      March 24th, 2008 at 8:17 pm

      Eh, Thailand? News source is from Singapore, no mention of Thailand at all.

    • Tolanij says:
      March 24th, 2008 at 9:06 pm

      Whoever wrote this clearly thinks that Singapore is in Thailand since all the information in here happened in singapore and has nothing to do with Thailand. Singapore is its own country and to be ignorant enough to think otherwise means whoever wrote this does not do their research.

    • Will Park says:
      March 24th, 2008 at 9:22 pm

      Sorry, I got a bit confused when I tried to reference Thailand’s iPhone hopes in the article. Corrections applied. Thanks for the heads-up acidz

    • Tolanij says:
      March 24th, 2008 at 11:20 pm

      there are still errors in this article. apple never did anything in thailand they did threaten Singaporean resellers not Thai.

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