Now a Beijing Tele Comp plans to reveal CDMA iPhone 4S

The Beijing Telecom Co Ltd., a subsidiary of the country's third-largest mobile phone operator China Telecom, is planning to unveil the CDMA version of the Apple Inc's iPhone 4S as early as February in the country. 

The company said Monday the CDMA-version (code division multiple access) iPhone 4S is likely to enter the domestic market by the end of February or at the beginning of March.

The iPhone 4S, built for the company's CDMA2000 network, has already obtained all three required operating licences, the firm said. The CDMA2000 wireless standard is the 3G network technology used by China Telecom. 

The China United Network Communications Ltd (China Unicom), the nation's second-largest wireless carrier, is still the sole operator offering the Apple device on contract. China Telecom holds 36.3 million 3G users by that date, compared with 51.2 million for China Mobile Ltd. 

Considering Apple’s prospects, offering an iPhone compatible with China Telecom's technology could encourage the use of the device by tens of millions of mobile subscribers. 

Currently, Apple is currently the No.4 smartphone vendor in China, behind Nokia Oyj, Samsung Electronics Co and Huawei Technologies Co Ltd., according to the research firm Gartner Inc.