Yet More iPhone Announcements

In a typically short statement, Orange has announced a new agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Orange customers in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and OrangeÃ's African markets later this year.

Orange is already selling the iPhone in France.

Belgium's Mobistar also confirmed that it had secured the iPhone for the local maket - via its 51% ownership by Orange.

Launched:

• USA (AT&T)
• UK (Telefonica O2)
• Ireland (Telefonica O2)
• Germany (T-Mobile)
• Austria (T-Mobile)
• France (Orange)

Planned:

• Australia (Optus & Vodafone)
• Austria (Orange)
• Belgium (Mobistar)
• Canada (Rogers)
• Czech Republic (Vodafone)
• Dominican Republic (Orange)
• Egypt (Vodafone & Orange)
• Greece (Vodafone)
• India (Bharti Airtel & Vodafone)
• Italy (TIM & Vodafone)
• Jordan (Orange)
• New Zealand (Vodafone)
• Philippines (Globe)
• Poland (Orange)
• Portugal (Vodafone & Orange)
• Romania (Orange)
• Singapore (Singtel)
• Slovakia (Orange)
• South Africa (Vodacom)
• Switzerland (Swisscom & Orange)
• Turkey (Vodafone)
• Regional
  • Latin America (unspecified but America Movil has the rights)
  • Africa (unspecified but Orange has the rights)

Posted to the site on 16th May 2008