Apple Seals Deals to Take iPhone to Asia

SINGAPORE, May 12:
Singapore Telecommunications, together with its associate companies, has inked
a deal to bring Apple’s iPhone to Singapore, India, Australia and the
Philippines later this year.

SingTel says that it will
be rolling out the iPhone in Singapore, while Bharti Airtel will be offering
the device in India, Globe Telecom in the Philippines and Optus in Australia.
SingTel owns Optus and stakes in Bharti and Globe.

—By Mansha Daswani