Updated June 11, 1 p.m. PDT to reflect French and Belgian developments and additional carrier information.
July 11 releases
Australia - Optus, Telstra and Vodafone
Austria - Orange and T-Mobile
Belgium - Mobistar
Canada - Rogers
Denmark - Telia
Finland - Sonera
Germany - T-Mobile
Hong Kong - Hutchinson Telecom
Ireland - O2
Italy - Telecom Italia and Vodafone
Japan - Softbank
Mexico - America Movil
Netherlands - T-Mobile
New Zealand - Vodafone
Norway - NetCom
Portugal - Orange and Vodafone
Spain - Telefonica
Sweden - Telia
United Kingdom - O2
Switzerland - Swisscom and Orange
But in just a few weeks my bragging days will be over. On July 11, the new iPhone 3G lands not only in the United States with AT&T, but also in 21 19 other countries. In his WWDC
keynote address, Apple CEO Steve Jobs included France and Belgium in the initial release list, but Orange has confirmed that French customers will have to wait until July 17. And across the border, Belgium’s Mobistar has yet to set a date.
I have to admit that during the past year I’ve been gloating to my CNET Asia colleagues over the iPhone. I just had to savor the fact that at long last the United States got a hot tech gadget before they did. At least with high-end cell phones, that almost never happens.
Argentina - America Movil
Botswana - Orange
Brazil - America Movil
Cameroon - Orange
Central African Republic - Orange
Chile - America Movil
Colombia - America Movil
Croatia - T-Mobile
Czech Republic - Vodafone and T-Mobile
Dominican Republic - Orange and America Movil
Ecuador - America Movil
Egypt - Orange and Vodafone
El Salvador - America Movil
Equatorial Guinea - Orange
Estonia - Eesti Mobii Telefon
France - Orange (July 17)
Guatemala - America Movil
Guinea - Orange
Guinea-Bissau - Orange
Greece - Vodafone
Honduras - America Movil
Hungary - T-Mobile
India - Bharti Airtel
Ivory Coast - Orange
Jamaica - America Movil
Jordan - Orange
Kenya - Orange
Latvia - LMT
Liechtenstein - Swisscom
Lithuania - OmniTel
Macau - Hutchinson Telecom
Madagascar - Orange
Mali - Orange
Malta - Vodafone
Mauritius - Orange
Nicaragua - America Movil
Niger - Orange
Paraguay - America Movil
Peru - America Movil
Philippines - GlobeTelecom
Poland - Orange and Era
Romania - Orange
Senegal - Orange
Singapore - SingTel
Qatar - Vodafone
Slovakia - Orange and T-Mobile
South Africa - Vodacom
Turkey - Vodafone
Uruguay - America Movil
Then, later this year, Apple will ship to an additional 48 nations in every continent except Antarctica. That’s 70 countries, kids–a far cry from the six nations in which the current iPhone is available today.
Later releases
Interestingly, countries such as Australia and Italy will have two supporting carriers. Mainland China and Russia are two big places missing from the list, along with Taiwan, Korea, most of Southeast Asia, and almost the entire Middle East. So for those who missed the rapid-fire map shown during the at the keynote, here’s a full list with supporting carriers.