Apple’s iPhone 5 appears to have cleared the last hurdle in a series of Chinese regulatory checks, opening the way for the device to finally be sold in one of the company’s largest markets.
On Thursday, two iPhone models received the necessary network access licenses from China’s Telecommunications Equipment and Certification Center (TENAA). The devices had previously received approval from a pair of Chinese regulatory bodies in September and in October.
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appear to be of the iPhone 5. One of the approved devices has the model number “A1429” and is built for a WCDMA 3G network. It’s expected to be sold for the mobile carrier China Unicom, which has 233 million mobile users.
The other version, with the model number “A1442” is built for a CDMA2000 3G network, and is most likely meant for China Telecom, which has 155 million mobile subscribers.
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Reported by Macworld 8 minutes ago.
On Thursday, two iPhone models received the necessary network access licenses from China’s Telecommunications Equipment and Certification Center (TENAA). The devices had previously received approval from a pair of Chinese regulatory bodies in September and in October.
TENAA’s website does not reveal the name of the devices. But pictures
appear to be of the iPhone 5. One of the approved devices has the model number “A1429” and is built for a WCDMA 3G network. It’s expected to be sold for the mobile carrier China Unicom, which has 233 million mobile users.The other version, with the model number “A1442” is built for a CDMA2000 3G network, and is most likely meant for China Telecom, which has 155 million mobile subscribers.
To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Reported by Macworld 8 minutes ago.