TeliaSonera and Apple to Bring iPhone 3G to Denmark, Finland, Norway & Sweden on July 11
Monday, June 09, 2008 3:36 PM
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STOCKHOLM and SAN FRANCISCO, June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TeliaSoneraand Apple(R) today announced that the highly anticipated iPhone(TM) 3G will beavailable in Denmark (Telia), Finland (Sonera), Norway (NetCom) and Sweden(Telia) on July 11, and in Estonia (EMT), Latvia (LMT), Lithuania (Omnitel)later this summer. iPhone 3G combines all the revolutionary features of iPhonewith 3G networking that is twice as fast* as the first generation iPhone,built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs thehundreds of third party applications already built with the recently releasediPhone SDK.


'The agreement with Apple to offer iPhone 3G represents another strategicstep for us in the development of the mobile broadband market, and manifestsour position as an attractive partner in the Nordic and Baltic region,' saidKenneth Karlberg, president, Business Area Mobility Service, TeliaSonera.'With iPhone 3G, we offer our customers an amazing new way to meet theirdemands for access, speed and mobility.'


'We're excited to work with TeliaSonera to bring iPhone 3G to sevencountries across the Nordic and Baltic region,' said Tim Cook, Apple's COO.'We can't wait to get this revolutionary phone in the hands of even morepeople around the world.'


    TeliaSonera will begin taking pre-registrations for iPhone 3G soon.
*Based on 3G and EDGE testing. Actual speeds vary by site conditions.

TeliaSonera provides telecommunication services in the Nordic and Balticcountries, in Spain and the emerging markets of Eurasia, including Russia andTurkey. TeliaSonera is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and the HelsinkiStock Exchange.


Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the AppleII and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with itsaward-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professionalapplications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with itsiPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has enteredthe mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.


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