3G iPhone to be Sold in Italy in June 2008
We will be selling an iPhone with 3G capability next month, Luigi Licciardi, executive vice president for technology and operations at TIM told me yesterday evening on a bus taking us out into the desert for dinner following the first day of the International Electronics Forum 2008 in Dubai.
"Next month" conveniently coincides with Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC), which takes place from June 9th to June 13th in San Francisco, CA.
This latest quote adds to a laundry list of evidence pointing to an imminent release of the 3G-capable iPhone. While the quote does not necessarily preclude an earlier May launch in the U.S., the rest of the available evidence points to June:
- Latest iPhone 2.0 Firmware Has 3G On/Off Option
- AT&T Blocking Out June 15-July 12 for 3G iPhone Launch?
- Foxconn to Deliver 3G capable iPhones Beginning in June
Meanwhile, Research in Motion today announced their first 3G-capable mobile phone, the BlackBerry Bold. While the Bold will also not available until this summer, Apple has clearly targeted RIM as a competitor to the iPhone.
Finally, just this morning additional iPhone coverage for Singapore, India, the Philippines and Australia has been announced by SingTel, Bharti Airtel, Globe and Optus. This means two carriers will be providing coverage in India and Australia. No additional details were provided in the press release.
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Thrilled to have the iPhone sold through multiple carriers in Australia. I'm wondering if Telstra or 3 will jump on the bandwagon as well,
They'd be mad not to. If it supports 850MHz 3G we'd have the fastest, widest ranging iPhone around. Of course we'd be paying Telstra for that so we'd have a sweet iPhone but no house or car or whatever else you'd need to sell to pay Telstra for the privilege.
They'd be mad not to. If it supports 850MHz 3G we'd have the fastest, widest ranging iPhone around. Of course we'd be paying Telstra for that so we'd have a sweet iPhone but no house or car or whatever else you'd need to sell to pay Telstra for the privilege.
True. However they've been downright rude about the iPhone in the past (the "Apple should stick to their knitting" comment amongst others) and may feel that iTunes on the iPhone will be competition for their own mobile music service.
I wouldn't be surprised to see them pass it up.
Thrilled to have the iPhone sold through multiple carriers in Australia. I'm wondering if Telstra or 3 will jump on the bandwagon as well,
Telstra made an announcement this morning. Coming in June.
http://www.cnet.com.au/mobilephones/0,239025893,339288769,00.htm
Thrilled to have the iPhone sold through multiple carriers in Australia. I'm wondering if Telstra or 3 will jump on the bandwagon as well,
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