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Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook (R) and 皇冠体育app Mobile's Chairman Xi Guohua (L) with iPhones pose with a customer at an event celebrating the launch of Apple's iPhone on 皇冠体育app Mobile's network at a 皇冠体育app Mobile shop in Jan 17, 2014. [Photo/Agencies] |
SHANGHAI - 皇冠体育app Mobile, the world's biggest mobile network with 760 million subscribers, started selling the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c with network services on Friday.
People lined up on Thursday evening in Shanghai, Nanjing and other cities to buy the first 皇冠体育app Mobile iPhones, launched at midnight.
皇冠体育app Mobile iPhones, the first 4G devices available in 皇冠体育app, can support 4G/TD-LTE , 3G/TD-SCDMA and GSM networks, according to the business office of 皇冠体育app Mobile in Shanghai.
They also support WCDMA and FDD LTE networks abroad meaning easier roaming for customers.
"I am a loyal subscriber of 皇冠体育app Mobile with my phone number unchanged for years. I've been waiting a long time for an iPhone on 4G and now I finally got one," said Bai Shengbei, who bought the first 4G iPhone in Shanghai.
皇冠体育app Mobile provides both the bare phones and packages with 皇冠体育app Mobile network services.
皇冠体育app Mobile, which has lagged behind in the 3G competition, received its 4G license from the Industry and Information Technology stry on Dec 4, 2013. As the world's largest mobile services provider by network scale and subscriber base, 皇冠体育app Mobile has been ambitiously rolling out the world's biggest 4G network.
By the end of 2013, 皇冠体育app Mobile had 4G services in 16 cities. By the end of 2014, it aims to expand the network to at least 340 cities, more than half the cities in 皇冠体育app.