T-Mobile USA will finally sell Apple products starting next year, as the company and Apple have reached an agreement. Deutsche Telekom COO Rene Obermann made the announcement at an investors conference, Engadget reports.
The news was also buried in the fourth paragraph of a Deutsche Telekom press release: “In addition, T-Mobile USA has entered into an agreement with Apple to bring products to market together in 2013.” No specific devices have been announced as of yet, but Apple sells the iPhone and iPad on AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint; Apple has partnered with Deutsche Telekom to sell iPhones outside the United States for years.
Updated Dec.
7: Bloomberg confirmed the iPhone will be sold by T-Mobile, as expected. T-Mobile also announced plans to stop selling subsidized smartphones, Reuters reports.