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With O2’s exclusive iPhone deal already set for collapse in the UK following confirmation that both Orange and Vodafone will soon carry Apple’s popular smartphone, increased competition could be coming to Canada following rumours of a similar end to the regional iPhone exclusivity enjoyed by Rogers Communications.
iPhone on verge of pricing war in Canada? Image: scazon/Flickr.
According to unnamed sources quoted in a report by The Globe and Mail, telecommunication heavyweights Bell Canada and Telus Corp. will start selling the touch-screen iPhone handset from this coming November – thus ending more than a year of Rogers exclusivity.
“The country’s two largest incumbent telecom companies, under pressure to re-ignite growth as new wireless competitors begin operations this year, are banking on Apple Inc.’s ground-breaking smart phone to help them sign up bigger-spending customers and shift balance of power in Canada’s mobile market,” outlined the newspaper report.
Rumours regarding iPhone carriage via Bell Canada and Telus Corp. have gathered pace since both companies upgraded their high-speed 3G networks in order to achieve full compatibility with Cupertino-based Apple’s feature-rich multimedia handset.
While Apple Inc., Bell Canada and Telus Corp. have neither confirmed nor denied any upcoming iPhone deals, the report published in The Globe and Mail suggests an official announcement will be made by the end of this week.
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