SingTel, associates to bring iPhone to Asia this year

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SingTel said that it, Bharti Airtel Ltd <BRTI.BO>, Globe Telecom Inc <GLO.PS> and Australian unit Optus had signed the agreement with Apple.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Telecommunications Ltd <STEL.SI> and its mobile associates will bring Apple Inc's <AAPL.O> popular iPhone to Singapore, India, Australia and the Philippines later this year, Southeast Asia's largest phone company said on Monday.

SingTel said that it, Bharti Airtel Ltd <BRTI.BO>, Globe Telecom Inc <GLO.PS> and Australian unit Optus had signed the agreement with Apple.

(Reporting by Jennifer Tan; Editing By Ovais Subhani)