Wang Jianzhou told reporters at the GSMA Mobile Asia Congress yesterday that the companies are still working out the details of revenue sharing.
Apple had previously said it plans to launch its combo iPod-smartphone device in Asia next year and that it was in talks with multiple operators in the region. Cupertino, California-based Apple launched the iPhone in the US on June 29 and has since sold more than 1 million of the devices. The iPhone went on sale in the UK and Germany last Friday.