China Mobile Ltd disclosed Jan. 14 that talks with Apple Inc. over the launch of iPhone handsets in China have been called off, according to an Associated Press report.
Li Honghui, spokeswoman for China Mobile Communications Corp., said the negotiations with Apple have ended but did not reveal details.
A report from Chinese Internet portal Sina.com cited an unnamed China Mobile official as saying that the companies were not able to settle on revenue-sharing terms in their preliminary discussions. The official disclosed that the China Mobile did not accept Apple’s request for a 20 percent to 30 percent share of user fees from future iPhone users.
Market watchers and analysts see the recent development as an opening for for rival China Unicom Ltd to offer the iPhone exclusively in mainland China. Sophia Tso, China Unicom spokeswoman declined to comment. (52RD.com) |
