iPhone in Russia, almost officially

    According to Vedomosti, “This week at least two of the three Big Three operators, VimpelCom and Megafon, can sign agreements with American Apple to sell iPhone smartphones in Russia. About this "Vedomosti" told two sources in mobile operators. However, according to an employee of the company, a partner of mobile operators, Apple put forward rather stringent conditions: the iPhone seller should immediately purchase a large batch of phones - 1.5 million units. Interlocutors of Vedomosti in mobile companies have confirmed: we are talking about 1-1.5 million iPhones. Thus, if the whole Big Three signs agreements with Apple, 3-4.5 million smartphones from Apple will be brought into Russia for sale. To sell so much is almost impossible, says Dmitry Deev, an analyst with MForum Analitics. This is 12% of the total Russian market in units and almost a third of the volume in money. The maximum share in sales of such a phone is 1.5-2% of the market volume in pieces, Deev believes, therefore, the real possible annual sales volume is about 0.5-0.6 million units. "3-4 million iPhone can only be sold for less than $ 250, he is sure."

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