The Financial Times is reporting that Apple has finally reached an agreement with three separate European wireless carriers to exclusively act as iPhone partners in the UK, France and Germany.
T-Mobile of Germany, Orange of France and O2 in the UK signed with Apple, agreeing to give them 10 per cent of the revenues made from calls and data transfers.
The Financial Times also commented that this marks the first time a handset manufacturer is being given a direct percentage of the revenues made from calls and data transfers. This could pave the way for handset manufacturers to cut themselves in on some of the carrier's profits.
Now that Apple has finally settled on a few European carriers, one has to wonder if these carriers will urge Apple to make their iPhones 3G enabled. With 3G networks far more prevalent in Europe than in the US, it might make sense for Apple to solve this battery issue and vastly improve their phones. Don't get me wrong, the EDGE network is awesome - but it's 2007. With LTE, WiMax/Xohm , and other 4G solutions around the corner, the 2.5G Edge network isn't quite cutting it anymore.
Point in case - combine the burgeoning WiBro network in South Korea with the innovative interface of the iPhone and you could download video and music at broadband speeds, possibly incorporate some VoIP solutions, and watch all of the stupid YouTube videos you could possibly watch.
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