MUMBAI: Bharti Airtel will introduce Apple’s iPhone3G to Indian consumers on 22 August.
Airtel subscribers will be able to purchase the iPhone at Airtel’s Relationship Centres two weeks from now, the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange on Wednesday. The company has however not released details of pricing. iPhone is embedded with all 3G features and is twice as fast as the existing mobile phones. The phone also has in-built GPS system, that facilitates as a navigation and positioning tool. US-based Apple has tied up with Airtel and Vodafone to bring iPhone in the country.
“iPhone has been an iconic technological revelation of this year and Airtel has been at the forefront of innovation and customer delight in the Indian telecom sector,” says Bharti Airtel mobile services president Sanjay Kapoor.
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“Introducing iPhone3G in India further underscores Bharti’s commitment to enrich the communication experience of Airtel users,” Kapoor said.Leading cell phone makers like Nokia, Motorola and Samsung have stepped up their R&D efforts to bring feature rich phones in India to compete iPhones.Vodafone is also slated to bring Apples’s iPhone this year.
