According to China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center, a device by Apple with third-generation high-speed wireless data capabilities was issued the network access license needed for the company to begin official sales in China. The device, listed under model number “A1396”, is compatible（相容的） with the 3G standard WCDMA, and would work with the cellular network operated by Apple’s local iPhone partner, China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd.

　　China Unicom declined (谢绝) to comment.

　　Apple already offers the 3G iPad2 in Hong Kong through its partners, but currently only offers Wi-Fi versions of the device in the Chinese mainland. Still, consumers in China, which according to research firm IDC surpassed (超过) the US as the world’s largest PC market in the second quarter, have been purchasing 3G tablets through unofficial channels.

　　Separately, Apple spokeswoman Carolyn Wu said Sept 6 that the company’s first Hong Kong store, set to open this quarter, will be located in the city’s central shopping and business district in the International Finance Center’s upscale (高档的) IFC mall, a commercial center and sightseeing spot along the city’s waterfront. Wu also said that Apple is planning a new store in Shanghai later this quarter, which will be its biggest store in China. She declined to give more details or to comment on the 3G iPad2.

　　Apple currently has four full-service Apple stores in the mainland, which receive the most traffic of any Apple stores in the world. The company otherwise relies on resellers to get its products into the market.

【北京市东城区2016高考英语阅读理解学生联合自选（11）】相关文章：

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (95)

★ 湖南省岳阳市2014高考英语一轮单项选择训练题（8）及答案

★ 浙江省湖州市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（暑假）精炼（4）含答案

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (15)

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (12)

★ 盘点2016年高考英语做好阅读理解的八种能力

★ 重庆市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（精品）训练题（12）附答案

★ 浙江省湖州市2014高考英语阅读理解一轮（暑假）精炼（12）含答案

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (97)

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (57)