Southeast Asian Release
SingTel in Singapore and Globe Telecom in the Philippines are the first two carriers to launch the iPhone in Southeast Asia. Both carriers launched the iPhone 3G in August 2008.
In March 20, 2009, Telkomsel is the first telecommunications company in Indonesia to offer the iPhone 3G with customizeable plans for all Telkomsel's customers. On the same month, Maxis of Malaysia launched the same iPhone model and was later followed by DiGi.
In October 2011, StarHub also launched the iPhone in Singapore. Smart Communications followed suit in December 2011 by launching the iPhone 4S in the Philippines making them the last telecommunications company to carry Apple's iPhone in Southeast Asia.
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