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Wide of customers walking into Apple store in Beijing 2. Apple staff shouting, UPSOUND: (English) \"iPhone, iPhone\" inside store, iPhone billboard in foreground3. Wide pan of Apple store...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eBeijing, China - October 30, 2009 \u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of customers walking into Apple store in Beijing \u003cbr/\u003e2. Apple staff shouting, UPSOUND: (English) \"iPhone, iPhone\" inside store, iPhone billboard in foreground\u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide pan of Apple store packed with customers testing iPhone\u003cbr/\u003e4. Close-up of couple testing iPhone\u003cbr/\u003e5. Couple testing iPhone, billboard in foreground\u003cbr/\u003e6. Customers testing iPhone\u003cbr/\u003e7. Close-up of iPhone\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin): Song Limei, Deputy General Manager, Personal Communications Department, China Unicom:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We not only provide the hardware such as mobile phones, but we also provide our customers with all-round after-sales support and a full support system for the Iphone so this is an all-round service. We believe that with the all-round system our customers will have a good user experience and the Iphone will have good prospects in the market.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide of China Unicom and Apple iPhone launch event in shopping mall \u003cbr/\u003e10. China Unicom representative giving speech\u003cbr/\u003e11. Wide of launch event\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide of crowds queueing up outside event venue to buy first iPhone\u003cbr/\u003e13. Wide of man sitting down to buy iPhone\u003cbr/\u003e14. Close-up of sales assistant taking iPhone out of box\u003cbr/\u003e15. Close-up of customer counting money, zoom out \u003cbr/\u003e16. Close-up of sales assistant holding iPhone, zoom out \u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Liu Xinling, iPhone customer:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I've always liked this mobile phone and I've always thought of buying it. I think this phone is very good and it is definitely worth the wait.\"\u003cbr/\u003e18. Wide of shop selling iPhone alternatives\u003cbr/\u003e19. Close-up of box containing touch-screen phone, zoom out\u003cbr/\u003e20. Customer trying out iPhone alternative \u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE: (English): Duncan Clark, Chairman, BDA China Ltd.:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Yes, it's going to be very difficult I think for this initial batch of iPhones that are sold by China Unicom to compete with the unofficial iPhones that are available on two levels. First problem for the initial launch of iPhone by Unicom is that their devices do not feature WiFi and an iPhone without WiFi is a defective product in my view.\"\u003cbr/\u003e22. Wide of first man to buy iPhone being presented plaque by China Unicom representative, zoom in to plaque\u003cbr/\u003e23. Wide of girl having photograph taken in front of iPhone poster\u003cbr/\u003eApple's iPhone is making its long-awaited formal debut in China.\u003cbr/\u003eApple's local service provider, China Unicom Ltd., hopes the iPhone will give it an edge against giant rival China Mobile Ltd., the world's biggest phone company by subscribers.\u003cbr/\u003eIt's the world's most populous mobile phone market, and Iphone have entered the fray. \u003cbr/\u003eThe must have gadget of the moment enters the Chinese market  without a key feature and at higher prices than widely available black market models.\u003cbr/\u003eUnicom started selling iPhones equipped for third-generation service on Friday night (30 OCT 2009) at 2,000 stores in areas as far flung as Tibet. \u003cbr/\u003eChinese news reports say Unicom hopes to sell 5 million in three years, but the company declined to confirm that.\u003cbr/\u003e\"We not only provide the hardware such as mobile phones, but we also provide our customers with all-round after-sales support and a full support system for the Iphone so this is an all-round service. We believe that with the all-round system our customers will have a good user experience and the Iphone will have good prospects in the market,\" says Song Limei, Deputy General Manager, Personal Communications Department for China Unicom. \u003cbr/\u003eBut there is a snag - Unicom's first iPhones lack WiFi, a possible handicap with sophisticated, demanding Chinese buyers. \u003cbr/\u003eThe technology, a key part of the iPhone's appeal, allows the phones in other markets to use wireless networks in cafes and offices to download e-mail and the latest applications for free.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Yes, it's going to be very difficult I think for this initial batch of iPhones that are sold by China Unicom to compete with the unofficial iPhones that are available on two levels. First problem for the initial launch of iPhone by Unicom is that their devices do not feature WiFi and an iPhone without WiFi is a defective product in my view,\" says Duncan Clark, chairman of BDA China Ltd., a Beijing-based technology research firm.\u003cbr/\u003eApple Inc. and Unicom also could face competition from an unusual source: unlocked iPhones brought in from abroad that have WiFi.\u003cbr/\u003eThere are already an estimated 1.5 million to 2 million such phones in China using China Mobile 3G service that allows Internet access and other features.\u003cbr/\u003eUnicom's prices range from 4,999 yuan ($730) to 6,999 yuan ($1,025) for the high-end, 32-gigabyte iPhone 3GS. \u003cbr/\u003eThat is 20 percent above the 5,700 yuan ($835) charged by merchants at Chinese street markets for a 3GS with WiFi.\u003cbr/\u003eThe iPhone's awkward, delayed entry into China reflects the regulatory and technical hurdles of a fast-changing market where other global technology companies have struggled to establish themselves.\u003cbr/\u003eUnicom's iPhones lack WiFi because it was temporarily banned by Beijing, which was promoting a rival Chinese system, according to BDA. The ban was relaxed in May after manufacturing had begun.\u003cbr/\u003eUnicom says the company hopes to have WiFi in the next batch of phones. \u003cbr/\u003eThe iPhone debuted in the United States in June 2007 but its formal arrival in China was delayed as Apple carried on talks with service providers that Chinese media said snagged on disagreements about how to divide revenues.\u003cbr/\u003eChina has more than 650 million mobile phone accounts, despite an average annual income of $3,000 per person. Consumers trade in phones as often as several times a year to get the latest models and features.\u003cbr/\u003eChina Unicom has 143 million mobile accounts, which would be an impressive figure in any other market but lags far behind China's Mobile's 508 million accounts.\u003cbr/\u003eGlobal technology companies that dominate other markets have struggled to get a foothold in China. \u003cbr/\u003eSearch engine Google Inc. has less than 30 percent of the market, versus more than 60 percent for local rival Baidu Inc. Yahoo Inc. turned over its China operation to a local partner after failing to expand its market share.\u003cbr/\u003eChina's state-owned phone companies were restructured by the communist government into three groups last year in hopes of reviving competition after the explosive popularity of mobile service turned China Mobile into a behemoth.\u003cbr/\u003eUnicom, China Mobile and the third company, China Telecom Ltd., all emerged with mobile and fixed-line services. \u003cbr/\u003eChina Mobile has announced its own smart phone, dubbed the OPhone, and says seven models will be available by next year.\u003cbr/\u003eChinese news reports in August said Unicom's deal with Apple called for buying 5 million handsets for 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion). Chairman Chang Xiaobin denied that but refused to give financial details.\u003cbr/\u003eThe lack of WiFi means Unicom iPhone customers will have to pay to connect to the phone network for every function. 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