Upcoming mission to China Unicom's four Hebei? tightness test iPhone 3G

A few days ago just outgoing interchange and Apple iPhone into China a basic agreement, shortly after, and Unicom internal sources, China Unicom has in places such as Henan, Hebei and quietly testing on iPhone, insiders confirmed, Langfang and four other cities have already carried out testing work.

Langfang, Hebei iPhone dark sounding four cities

It was a bit Unicom insiders, but Hebei test iPhone, but this thing only a few major persons unknown, it is primarily responsible for the testing of Hebei China Unicom mobile network company.

It is understood that the Hebei area at least four cities quietly launched test, including the Langfang, Hebei Baoding, Tangshan and Qinhuangdao.

An understanding of Terminal and network testing efforts of operators on Sohu IT represents, Hebei China Unicom's network tests have a regular, in the site, first consider the Baoding, Tangshan, Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, China Unicom, however this also true in Langfang expand test, which shows that at least four cities iPhone test work.

Of course, testing there are exceptions, it is understood that this test is also possible to have more cities expanded, but no more messages.

Test for iPhone, the insiders said, is responsible for testing may be mobile network company, there may be only for the iPhone and WCDMA network compatibility test.

Apple first position limit parallel iPhone

14 February this year, Apple in the United States Copyright Office for a document that explains the iPhone acts constitute copyright infringement and violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

This is Apple's first public explanation of position on the iPhone, is Apple's first public that does not support parallel iPhone.

At present, according to incomplete statistics, there are nearly 100 million iPhone, are not authorized product, while previously, just out of China Unicom and China reached Apple basic agreement of message, if the iPhone, it will be this year's May 17, China Unicom WCDMA first city on the occasion of the formal business, formal listing in mainland China.

The industry says that Apple iPhone stand against parallel imports, most likely on China and other countries not to introduce iPhone, Chinese market, there is a wide range of parallel iPhone products, if the interchange and Apple agree, just not in China's iPhone is likely to encounter trouble.

Interchange with the iPhone playing 3G strikes back

Communication exhibition in Barcelona, China Mobile has said that the iPhone is a matter that depends entirely on Apple, the Apple to some extent on China's national conditions, causing them to stick to the model in China.

According to Apple before negotiations with national operational model, many operators cannot be accepted. For example, Apple in one country and region only allows an operator to sell iPhone. Also, Apple requires operators will bring iPhone prices and user services tariff back to Apple's part.

This is clearly linked to China Mobile's strong position in the domestic market, which is alien to throw the Unicom and Apple talks of trouble, but even more important reason is that the 3 g licences issued after the new Unicom WCDMA networks, will be operational on Apple, direct cooperation with China Unicom, re-enter the TD has been invested in the development of the production version of the iPhone to much easier.

As China Unicom, China Mobile is not so strong, the introduction of the iPhone needs to make greater sacrifices.

It is understood that China Unicom to introduce iPhone will give Apple some subsidies, including underwriting a number of iPhone, mobile phone lock can only use new Unicom SIM card, built-in Apple's iTunes APP store is the online software Store, etc., it is clear that an alliance with Apple will be the new Unicom 3G strategically important part of the new China Unicom will build on the Apple iPhone's appeal to China Mobile and China Telecom launched 3G counterattack.