Ondrej Holzman Isivumelwano osekukudala silindelwe sesifikile. I-Apple ne-China Mobile basanda kuqinisekisa ukuthi bavumelene ngokubambisana isikhathi eside. I-iPhone 5S ne-5C entsha izothengiswa kunethiwekhi yeselula enkulu kunazo zonke e-China ngoJanuwari 17…
Amasignesha okugcina, aqinisekisa ukubambisana phakathi kwe-opharetha yeselula enkulu kunazo zonke nomkhiqizi we-iPhone, andulelwe yizinyanga neminyaka yokuqagela nokuxoxisana. Kodwa-ke, manje seziphelile futhi i-CEO ye-Apple u-Tim Cook angaphawula umsebenzi owodwa omkhulu.
I-China Mobile imemezele ukuthi i-iPhone 5S ne-iPhone 5C zizodayiswa kunethiwekhi yayo entsha ye-4G ngoJanuwari 17. Lokhu kuvele kuvule isikhala sokuthi i-Apple ifinyelele kubasebenzisi abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-700 abahlinzekwa yi-China Mobile. Ukuqhathanisa nje, ngokwesibonelo, i-opharetha yaseMelika i-AT&T, eyayibambe ngokukhethekile ukuthengiswa kwama-iPhones eminyakeni yokuqala, inamakhasimende ayizigidi eziyi-109 kunethiwekhi yayo. Lowo umehluko omkhulu.
Esinye sezizathu ezenza i-China Mobile inganikezeli ngama-iPhone kuze kube manje kwaba ukungabibikho kosekelo lwenethiwekhi yale opharetha ngasohlangothini lwezingcingo ze-Apple. Kodwa-ke, ama-iPhones akamuva athulwe lokhu kuwa asevele athole ukwesekwa okugcwele kanye nezimvume ezidingekayo zokulawula.
“I-iPhone yakwa-Apple ithandwa izigidi zamakhasimende emhlabeni jikelele. Siyazi ukuthi kunamakhasimende amaningi e-China Mobile kanye nenqwaba yamakhasimende amasha angakwazi ukulinda inhlanganisela emangalisayo ye-iPhone kanye nenethiwekhi ehamba phambili ye-China Mobile. Siyajabula ukuthi i-iPhone ehlinzekwa yi-China Mobile izosekela amanethiwekhi e-4G/TD-LTE kanye ne-3G/TD-SCDMA, iqinisekise amakhasimende izinsiza zeselula ezishesha kakhulu,” kusho u-Xi Guohua, usihlalo we-China Mobile, esitatimendeni sabezindaba.
U-Tim Cook uphinde waphawula ngenjabulo ngesivumelwano esisha, umqondisi omkhulu wakwa-Apple uyabona ukuthi ibaluleke kangakanani imakethe enkulu yaseChina ku-Apple. “I-Apple iyihlonipha kakhulu iChina Mobile futhi sijabule ngokuqala ukusebenza ndawonye. I-China iyimakethe ebaluleke kakhulu ye-Apple, ”kubhala u-Cook esitatimendeni sabezindaba. "Abasebenzisi be-iPhone e-China bayiqembu elinothando nelikhula ngokushesha, futhi ayikho enye indlela engcono engicabanga ukubamukela ngayo oNyaka Omusha WaseShayina kunokuba nginikeze i-iPhone kuwo wonke amakhasimende e-China Mobile ayifunayo."
Ngokwezibikezelo zabahlaziyi, i-Apple kufanele ithengise izigidi zama-iPhone nge-China Mobile. U-Piper Jaffray ubala ukuthengiswa okungase kube yizigidi ezingu-17, uBrian Marshall we-ISI uthi ukuthengisa kungase kuhlasele uphawu lwezigidi ezingu-39 ngonyaka ozayo.
