iPhone Russia coming soon

Cleve Nettles
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August 18, 2008
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Bloomberg is reporting that the iPhone may be hitting Russia sooner than expected.  According to their Russian telecoms correspondant, Maria Kolesnikova:

OAO VimpelCom, Russia's second-largest mobile-phone company, and OAO MegaFon, the third-biggest, may sign a deal with Apple Inc. to start selling iPhones in the country this week.

As part of the agreement, Apple wants each operator to buy 1 million to 1.5 million iPhones, the newspaper said, citing unidentified people at the two companies.

How's your Russian?  If good, more info here.

 

Comments (17)

Max (not verified) | August 18, 2008 - 10:36am

According to carrier sources, this week at least two out of "big three" mobile carriers -- Vympelkom (service mark Beeline) and Megaphone can sign agreements with Apple to sell iPhone in Russia.
But according to one employee of company that is a partner of carriers, Apple demands that new iPhone partner should order a big lot of phones at once -- 1.5 mlns. Other sources confirmed that the terms mention 1 - 1.5 million iPhones. Therefore if all three major carriers sign agreements, it will lead to importing of 3-4.5 mln iPhones into Russia. Analysts from MForum Analitics Dmitry Deev believes that it's not really possible to sell such amount of iPhones. This would make up 12% of volume of RUssian mobile phone market and would comprise up to a third of the market in monetary measures. According to his estimates, maximum slice of market for such phone would be 1.5-2% by volume, therefore realistic estimate of annual sales would be 500 000 - 600 000 phones. 3-4 millions of iPhones could be sold only if price for customers will be less than $250.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | August 18, 2008 - 11:42am

Russia get the hell out of Georgia. Stop poisoning people with radioactive poison in the middle of Europe. Stop poisoning the leaders of your neighbouring countires. Stop flying strategic bomber aircrafts aggressively towards the middle of Europe. Stop violating our airspace with your fighter aircraft. Stop threatening Poland with nuclear annihilation. Stop Russian cyber warfare against smaller neighbours. Start behaving like normal people. People like you don't deserve the iPhone.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | August 18, 2008 - 2:11pm

Russia did what they have to do to protect their citizens. The rest of the world has NO BALLS (Bush is #1 on this list).
They do what needs to be done to protect their country including bombing piss out of any country that threatens them.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | August 18, 2008 - 2:17pm

good. the world needs more of that. maybe if we all behaved that way it would lead to world peace.

From Russia with luv) (not verified) | August 19, 2008 - 1:20am

Dont ya mama tell u that watching Fox News is dangerous for you mind?))

9to5Mac Noob | August 19, 2008 - 1:42am

shut the fuck up, u don't even know what's happening in georgia. i'm sure, most stupid americans still think about russian invasion to atlanta ;-)))) stop watching your fucking news, its obviously fake.

9to5Mac Noob | August 19, 2008 - 1:42am

shut the fuck up, u don't even know what's happening in georgia. i'm sure, most stupid americans still think about russian invasion to atlanta ;-)))) stop watching your fucking news, its obviously fake.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | August 19, 2008 - 2:47am

Please, use your brain and never read morning newspapers (c) Cherchil
http://rutube.ru/tracks/937198.html?v=ccf7ed71362a346c5128f1c01ac11534
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It's american video in English

Estonia (not verified) | August 30, 2008 - 4:49am

Stop georgian, american, NATO, CNN and BBC agression!

Timmay (not verified) | August 18, 2008 - 2:27pm

go troll elsewhere. omg.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | August 18, 2008 - 5:58pm

fuck you all bastards,,,

Imma From Russia (not verified) | August 19, 2008 - 12:48am

All of you fools! All of you live in a dream! You live in information blockade! You feed with the false information, your reason is supervised by your rotten authority! Russia tries to save the grounds and everyone who will be put on our grounds will meet death!

Not Russian (not verified) | August 19, 2008 - 1:38am

I feel really sad for US citizens, that get wrong information about situation on Georgia. I do not live in Russia, I do not live in Georgia, but my country is small near by that actions. You may not believe me and I'm not trying to make Russian look better, but that fact is that you get wrong information... really sorry that people use another people to fell them wrong....

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | August 19, 2008 - 2:08am

hey, open your eyes! russian politicians fights against american politicians and that's all. and georgian, osetian, russian and american people are just hostages of this "game". including iphone users. Make calls not war!

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | August 19, 2008 - 2:23am

It is improbable!!!
American goverment manipulates as dolls citizens of such big country.
In America there are no truthful news.
To you show the invented facts...
Your government deceives you.
News on the American TV - a fake.
Open your eyes...

Russian Geek (not verified) | August 19, 2008 - 2:24am

I really need an iPhone to control my personal nuclear bomb with it.
Also I'll finally stop playing balalayka and start listen to mp3s.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | August 19, 2008 - 2:36am

All American news - fake
look this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTorXbca6v0

Look this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtdVS8646GI