Apple Close To Launching The iPhone In Asia

Apple is said to be close to finishing deals in Japan and Korea, indicating that it will be officially launching the iPhone in Asia soon. Although earlier reports mentioned this possibility, no specific dates and regions were stated.

Apple Inc. is close to signing iPhone deals with a pair of major Asian mobile carriers, according to reports out of Korea late last week.

NTT DoCoMo Inc. -- Japan's leading mobile service provider -- and Korea Telecom Freetel were linked to Apple in a story by the Telecoms Korea News Service on Friday (subscription required), said Fortune.com today.

Other Asian countries are expected to follow. Note that the iPhone has been present in Asian markets for quite a while now, thanks to the magic of unlocking. Now that Apple is finding partner carriers, it's going to be interesting to see how much of an impact it will make.

Source: CW

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