Apple Inc has received a telecommunications license to release the new iPad in the domestic market and will probably launch both the Wi-Fi and 3G versions on the Chinese mainland, according to the approval document.
The new iPad has been approved by the Telecommunications Equipment and Certification Center.
The iPad will support the 3G WCDMA technology, which is adopted by China Unicom, according to the website of the center, an organization under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
At the end of March, Apple received the China Compulsory Certification for the iPad from regulators, which is necessary for all electronic devices before their debut in the domestic market.
Apple China, however, declined to reveal the detailed timetable of the new iPad debut on the mainland, which is already almost three months later than the launch in the United States and Hong Kong on March 16.
An ongoing legal suit over the iPad trademark may influence the new model's launch on the mainland. Apple, however, declined to comment on the lawsuit yesterday.
The mainland has become Apple's No. 2 regional market globally behind the US.
Apple Inc has received a telecommunications license to release the new iPad in the domestic market and will probably launch both the Wi-Fi and 3G versions on the Chinese mainland, according to the approval document.
