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Scandanavia wants in on the fun
Now that Apple has named its three European guinea pig...err...early adopter countries for the iPhone, carriers across the continent are beginning to line up for the second wave of roll-outs.
A pair of Nordic phone carriers told CNN that they were in talks with Apple to carry the iPhone. TelieSonera and Telenor both claim to be in talks with Apple, though any possible rollout is not expected to take place until 2008.
We know that November 9 will be considered "iPhone day" in the UK, Germany, and possibly France. We also know that T-Mobile has been telling customers in the Netherlands to expect an iPhone release sometime in 2008. On top of all that, we have Steve Jobs' annual Macworld Expo keynote slated for the 14th of January.
Imagine, if you will, Steve Jobs on stage in San Francisco. After his usual opening spiel about the rise in sales on iTunes and the remarkable success of the iPod, he says that now it's time to talk about the iPhone. For a minute or two, Jobs recaps that successes in the American and UK/German launches. "Now," he declares, "we're going to bring the iPhone to even more people." After rattling off the list of countries and the date for the launch, he pauses for a second and says "but that's not all" and then proceeds to unveil the new 3G equipped iPhone that will be shipping not only to the new carriers, but to all iPhone carriers worldwide.
You heard it here first, folks.
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