China Mobile to Begin Offering iPhone

Apple said it plans to start offering the iPhone on China Mobile's network starting Jan. 17 in a deal that will help the US technology giant expand its reach in the world's biggest mobile market.

China Mobile, the world's largest wireless carrier, will start accepting preregistration orders for the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C on Dec 25, Apple said. The iPhones offered through China Mobile will work on the carrier's high-speed fourth-generation network. The agreement with China Mobile will give Apple access to its more than 700 million subscribers, roughly seven times as many as use Verizon Wireless, the largest carrier in the US.