Finally, top mobile phone carriers in the region have announced inking a deal with Apple to bring the iPhone in the Philippines, Singapore, India, and Australia later this year.

Globe Telecom won the exclusivity contract for the Philippines while SingTel secured the contract to bring iPhone to Singapore. India’s Bharti Airtel also announced getting a permit to carry the iPhone while Optus will be selling the much-awaited phone to Australia.

Insiders revealed that the negotiations was carried out only be a few people considering that the above mentioned telecom firms are reportedly sister companies. No dates have been mentioned yet but sources said it could be after the expected June (or July) release of the 3G iPhone.