China Telecom
iPhone 6 Pre-Orders Surpass 1 Million Within 6 Hours in China
Chinese carriers have officially started accepting iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus pre-orders today, and there is a tremendous demand in the country, according to the first numbers revealed today. Three of the country’s largest carriers, China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom, have taken 1 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus pre-orders in...
Apple Begins Storing iCloud User Data at China Telecom’s Platform
According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Apple has begun storing user’s iCloud data in China on state-controlled China Telecom’s internet-based storage. Apple has also said in an official statement that all data stored is encrypted, which means that China Telecom won’t have access to its content. “Apple takes user security and privacy very...
China Mobile Hits 1.3M iPhone Pre-Orders; Says 45M iPhones Already on Network
After years of going back and forth, China Mobile is finally launching the iPhone, which means an additional 763 million people locked into the world's biggest carrier's network will be able to purchase an iPhone 5s or an iPhone 5c. But the deal can easily become a double-edged sword for China Mobile: Some analysts, cited...
China Telecom Courts iPhone Buyers Ahead of China Mobile Launch
The highly anticipated China Mobile launch of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c is just 10 days away, and the local competition is already preparing itself: China Telecom has cut contract prices for Apple’s latest iPhones by about 15%, Bloomberg reports. Apple sells the entry level iPhone 5s for 5,288 yuan. Now, Chinese iPhone buyers...
China Unicom and China Telecom to Accept iPhone Preorders After the Beijing Event
Chinese carriers China Unicom and China Telecom will offer Apple's forthcoming iPhone models shortly after the U.S. launch, reports Reuters. The news agency has added his voice to reinforce earlier rumours claiming that this year Apple won't delay the Chinese iPhone launch by weeks or months. A mobile phone retailer has even suggested that it...
Japan’s DoCoMo Inks iPhone Deal; China Telecom Leaks 5S/5C Launch Date
Japanese newswire Nikkei reports (via 9to5Mac) that Apple and DoCoMo have finally reached an agreement, so Japan's biggest wireless player will carry the iPhone as soon as this fall. Apple is expected to announce two new iPhones next Tuesday, so both models will likely be available though DoCoMo as well, on September 20. Another report...