Vimpelcom, Russia’s second-largest mobile phone operator, said on Thursday it had inked a distribution deal with Apple Inc. to sell iPhone 3G in Russia.
“Vimpelcom announced today it has signed an agreement with Apple to bring iPhone 3G to Russia, expected later this year,” the company said in a statement.
Will Bland and Andrew Langley report for Dow Jones, “New York-listed VimpelCom, part-owned by Norway’s Telenor ASA, said it would begin supplying the latest 3G iPhone, which is suitable for use with third-generation mobile networks, by the end of 2008.”
“Like rivals OAO Mobile TeleSytems and OAO MegaFon, VimpelCom is in the process of building a countrywide 3G network capable of providing high-speed Internet and mobile television,” Bland and Langley report.
“All three operators will eventually offer the iPhone, Russian media have reported,” Bland and Langley report.
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "MIke in Helsinki" for the heads up.]
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