China Mobile, Chinese largest mobile carrier, is actively talking to Apple to see how the two companies may better work together to offer the iPhone to its customers.
Earlier this year, China Unicom helped Apple launch the iPhone in China. This year, the ability to offer the iPhone spread to China Telecom.
Potential Challenges and Solutions to the China Mobile Issue
Apple and China Mobile have encountered compatibility
issues. China Mobile uses custom technology that would require running specialized
iPhone hardware to operate the network.
An upcoming wireless modem chip may solve the compatibility
problem. That chip may allow the next-generation iPhone to run on China Mobile’s
network. This would eliminate the need to build custom hardware.
The wireless modem chip seems like an ideal solution to help
Apple continue to grow in the Chinese market. China Mobile has about 15 million
iPhone customers. However, those customers may only operate on a 2G
network.
Concluding Thoughts
Apple will come to a solution with China Mobile. Apple understands the importance of the Chinese market when it comes to market share and profits. Apple also already committed
to improving factory conditions and Apple understands
how China impacts the company's revenue, especially when it comes to sales of the iPhone 4S.
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