Apple iPhones now 33% of Canadian carrier Rogers’ smartphone sales

“Rogers on Wednesday revealed that smartphones are becoming a large part of its business. The Canadian telecoms company says that its cellphone business in the holiday quarter was buoyed by selling 400,000 smartphones, most of which were either Apple iPhones or one of RIM’s BlackBerry devices,” Electronista reports.

“During a conference call to discuss its results, the carrier didn’t break down the split between devices; however, it has already said it activated about 130,000 iPhones during the period, which leaves the Apple hardware representing about 33 percent of all its smartphone sales between October and December,” Electronista reports.

“Division president Nadir Mohammed [noted that] the company added both the Pearl Flip and the Curve 8900 during the period and also had the advantage of a full season’s worth of customers for its BlackBerry Bold,” Electronista reports.

“Despite the iPhone numbers being down significantly from the 255,000 sold during the summer peak, Mohammed insists that there is very ‘steady’ demand and says ‘without hesitation’ that the device is strong for Rogers,” Electronista reports.

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