It’s the job postings that show where Apple’s headed… Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog and Bloomberg, a new Apple job listing seeking an engineer experienced with China Mobile’s proprietary TD-LTE network. The job listing notes that the position will “support and drive the carrier approval of mobile phones.” The job posting seeks in-depth knowledge and […]
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It never hurts to get all your telecom and regulatory ducks in a row. Per Techweb, a filing with China’s telecommunications regulation body discovered on Tuesday reveals that Apple has acquired the network licenses needed to start sales of its cellular-enabled iPad mini and fourth-generation iPad. The Chinese Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center (TENAA) granted Apple […]
Sometimes contracts don’t work as well as you’d like them to. Per DigiTimes, China’s Unicom wireless carrier is struggling to benefit from its investment in contract sales of Apple’s latest iPhone models and is reportedly considering a move that would do away with traditional pricing discounts on the handset for customers willing to sign two-year […]
The iPhone 4S is en route to the easy…just wait about a month. Per Chinese web site People’s Daily, Apple has met all of the requirements for the iPhone 4S to launch in mainland China, and the handset will reportedly debut before the Chinese New Year in late January. The web site reported this week […]
Apple fought for years to break the iPhone into the Chinese marketplace and appears to be doing what it takes to stay there. Per Macworld UK, the company appears to have tweaked its iPhone to support a Chinese security protocol for wireless networks. This follows suit as companies increasingly adopt Chinese government-backed technologies and standards […]