Will Swisscom win the bid for the iPhone?
Apple allows only one carrier to sell the iPhone in each country. No decision has been made yet in Switzerland, but Swisscom is considered the favorite. Now, a forum user claims to have heard something from a «reliable source.» Just another iRumor?
At the latest after it became known that Swisscom CEO Carsten Schloter and selected members of the Swisscom management have been using the iPhone on a trial basis since last October, Swisscom has been considered the favorite in the race for the exclusive distribution contract for the new Apple phone in Switzerland. A report on the iPod news portal iFun.de has now given this rumor a boost. A user there claims to have learned from a reliable source that Swisscom will launch live TV for the iPhone on February 29, 2008. That would mean: They are preparing for TV transmission to the iPhone. "Pure speculation, there is no basis for this," says Swisscom media spokesman Carsten Roetz to Werbewoche. The company is still interested in the exclusive contract, but no decision has yet been made. "And we don't want to take part in any speculation." Swisscom is still considered to have the best chance of winning the coveted contract with Apple in Switzerland, particularly due to its technical capabilities. Last year, Apple simply said that a sale was unlikely before the end of 2007.
