China Mobile to sell iPhones from 17 January

Nieuws Mobiel China 23 DEC 2013
China Mobile to sell iPhones from 17 January
Apple and China Mobile have officially announced they have entered into a multi-year agreement to bring the iPhone to China Mobile's TD-LTE and TD-SCDMA networks. As part of the agreement, the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c will be available from 17 January 2014, with pre-registration starting on 25 December. China Mobile will unveil pricing details at a later date.

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Mobiel

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Apple,  China Mobile

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China

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Launch, Wireless, Handsets

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