Turkey and Russia looking to join iPhone union, at two carriers each
Earlier this morning news came in the the iPhone was probably going to be coming to Russia via two of its largest carriers. Now Turkcell is making overtures for the iPhone in Turkey.
The iPhone is crossing cultural and political borders at a pretty significant clip if today's news is correct. First, according to Vedomosti.ru, the iPhone is hitting Russia's number 2 and 3 carriers and we should expect an announcement within weeks:
OAO VimpelCom, Russia's second-largest mobile-phone company, and OAO MegaFon, the third-biggest, may sign a deal with Apple Inc. to start selling iPhones in the country this week.
As part of the agreement, Apple wants each operator to buy 1 million to 1.5 million iPhones, the newspaper said, citing unidentified people at the two companies.
Turkcell today also announced that it will be carrying the iPhone. While Vodaphone has already announced that it will be carrying the iPhone in Turkey (at a later date), Turkcell is the largest carrier in Turkey and represents a much larger share of the Turkey (pot) pie with with 35.4 million customers. (Sorry)
The jailbroken iPhone is already a hit inside of Turkey as you can see from the video below:
Like this Apple blog? Subscribe to the RSS feed!
Free Insider Guide