China Unicom, the only WCDMA mobile telecom in China, began 24-month contract-bundles of iPhone 4 in September 2010 and, as initial contracts will expire in September 2012, may not sign with Apple to continue sales of iPhone 4S or a new version of iPhone expected to be launched in September, according to China-based tech.sina.com.
China Unicom has not substantially profited from sales of iPhone 4 and has incurred a heavy financial burden from subsidies and continued investment in expanding network infrastructure to cope with fast growing traffic, the report said.
Article translated by Adam Hwang
