For years, rumors circulated that Apple was planning a partnership with China Mobile, which was to focus on the iPhone. A little background: China Mobile is the largest operator both at home and worldwide, with 660 million subscribers.
Yes, there are about ten million unlocked iPhones on China Mobile's network, but even under these circumstances, Apple and China Mobile are unlikely to formally communicate.
A journalist from a Chinese news outlet posted a report that included the results of a survey of employees at China Mobile. It is clear from the survey results that no one at the company has heard of management's plans to release an iPhone version for China Mobile. The report also points out that the stumbling block of the official release of the iPhone for China Mobile is iPhone compatibility issues with the Chinese operator's networks.
This news is disastrous for Apple in the first place. the conclusion of a contract with China Mobile could bring significant additional profits to the American company.
China's second largest carrier, China Unicom, has said it is interested in the next version of the iPhone towards the end of the year, but the problem is that China Unicom has not fully tested and launched its own LTE network, which is unlikely to satisfy Apple. …
