Pulse2 Technology and Social Media News » Yi Difei http://pulse2.com Sun, 27 May 2012 19:13:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Apple iPhone Comes To China Without WiFi http://pulse2.com/2009/10/30/apple-iphone-comes-to-china-without-wifi/ http://pulse2.com/2009/10/30/apple-iphone-comes-to-china-without-wifi/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:00:33 +0000 Amit Chowdhry http://pulse2.com/?p=21780 Continue reading →]]>
The Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone is now available in China through the China Unicom telecommunications company. The problem with the iPhone in China is that there isn’t any built in WiFi. Apple did this in order to comply with a government regulation. In China the iPhone costs between 4,999 yuan ($730) to 6,999 yuan ($1,025).

Given the high price in China, it seems unlikely that the phone will be as big of a hit there as it was in America. That seems unfortunate considering that the iPhone is manufactured in Shenzhen. WiFi was banned by the Chinese government in order to replace it with WAPI technology. WAPI stands for WLAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure. WAPI was rejected by the ISO and was one of the reasons for a U.S. and China Trade dispute.

“We are talking with Apple and expect the problem to be solved by the end of this year,” stated Unicom spokesman Yi Difei. Do you think that this will hinder people in China from buying the device?

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