Softbank Mobile Announces Japanese iPhone Plans

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on June 23, 2008

Softbank Mobile said this morning that it will release the iPhone 3G in Japan on July 11. Published reports say the phone will cost about 23,000 Yen, and will pay 5,985 Yen for data on top of a 980 yen charge for basic service. Having the iPhone should give Softbank a leg up against rivals like NTT DoCoMo and KDDI, as its the number three wireless carrier in Japan. Here’s a link to a PDF file of the official press release,, which is annoyingly short on detail.

Now what I want to know is, when will there be a deal in China? CEO Steve Jobs told CNBC earlier this month that China and Russia would likely be done “later this year.”

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