The upcoming announcement of the iPhone is the fifth generation of interest to many users, regardless of whether they are fans of "Apple" products or not. As it turned out, for a cellular operator Sprint new model can be a chance to change the placement in the hierarchy of U.S. carriers, as well as increasing the number of subscribers. Recall that at present only two U.S. operator AT & T and Verizon have the ability to implement the iPhone.
Resource Wall Street Journal says that Sprint has made a deal with Apple, according to the terms of which he spent the next four years should be available from the manufacturer about 30.5 million iPhone totaling $ 20 billion
For the operator, recently losing its subscriber base, this transaction is very important. According to sources, speaking at a meeting of the Board of Directors of Sprint, which took place in August, CEO Dan Hesse (Dan Hesse) said that the main cause of loss of customers is the iPhone - wanting to buy "apple" smartphone subscribers in the end went over to AT & T and Verizon. Hesse also said that to make a deal with Apple will have an operator over the next four years to acquire about 30.5 million iPhone cost $ 655 each.
Wall Street Journal writes that the board of directors, after long hesitation agreed to the proposal of Hesse. The risk of this transaction is very large. First, the operator will need to find a huge number of people willing to buy iPhone, because it can not be returned to smartphones. To attract customers, will need to make allowances for a contract for the purchase of up to $ 500, which becomes an additional burden for Sprint. By the way, the high price suggests that it will not be budget version of the smartphone.
Another post about the pending deal came from the resource BGR. According to BGR, the operator will receive exclusive rights to sell the iPhone 5 - this fifth model, not the iPhone 4S, which is expected to present today. This explains the enslaving terms of the transaction.
Source: Wall Street Journal
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