Vodafone Set to Market iPhone in UK and Ireland
Vodafone has recently announced that it will commence selling the iPhone in UK and Ireland markets in early 2010. This comes hot on the heels of a similar announcement by Orange that it, too, will be selling the iPhone in the UK in late 2009. Both competitors are choosing to keep the details of their launches obscured from the public until they are further along in their preparations. Details on tariffs, pricing and availability are yet to come from both companies, but expected to be announced in the coming months as they battle for position in this emerging market.
Industry experts believe that Vodafone’s earlier released 360 suite of services that include a connected address book which interfaces with Windows Live Messenger and Facebook may make an appearance on the iPhone, but a spokesman for the company confirmed this is not yet confirmed. However, with 360 being offered on phones by Samsung and Nokia, more handsets are expected to be eligible for the suite in the coming months.
The news comes as O2 loses its exclusive right to sell iPhones in the UK, a deal it has reaped the benefits of over the past 2 years, selling 5.4 million iPhones in that time.
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