After several years in which Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), failed to conclude agreements with the largest telephone operator on the globe for commercialization iPhone-'s, here is that starting this month the Americans will have a product in China Mobile's offer. With over 700 million customers, China Mobile is the largest mobile phone operator in the world and can represent an important source of income for Apple, some estimating that the annual receipts of the American company could increase by at least 10 billion dollars.
The rollout of iPhones on the world's largest mobile carrier by users, with over 700 million subscribers, is expected to start later this month, around the time of a Dec. 18 China Mobile conference in Guangzhou, according to two people familiar with the carrier's plans. China Mobile is one of the world's last major carriers that doesn't offer the iPhone.
Although it has been rumored for several months that Apple entered into a partnership agreement with China Mobile, we only now have confirmation that it exists. Starting from December 18, China Mobile will start selling iPhone terminals in its own distribution network and we can expect very high sales in the following period.
