On Wednesday evening, following a now familiar ritual, the German consumer-oriented businesses outside the benefit of Apple iPhone smooth devices when they beat shelves. Orange, France Telecom Mobile subsidiary, which were not covered by Apple used to the phone from the operating personnel in France, held its Paris flagship store open until 2:30 hours to cope with the traffic.

France Telecom (nyse: RTD-new-people), which is the price the phones to $ 589 with a contract for two years and $ 1106 without a contract, expected to sell 100000 by the end of the year and 400000 to 500000 by the end of 2008.

The launch iPhone French lovers left wondering where the liquid listeners may be in the vicinity. In this autumn, apples (NASDAQ: AAPL –new people) announced that the phone, on 29 June last year in the United States, would occur as a result, in Britain, Germany and France, October and November. So far, Apple has the rest of the phone next goal, the knowledge of others, he did with the sale some time in Asia next year.

The lack of let the fans, analysts and the media, their own theories. Together with the three largest European markets already, and the rest of the world seems open. (Apple iPhone Launches previously adopted by countries, despite the option of a partnership with several national carriers such as Vodafone (nyse: VOD - new-people).)

What about China? Italy? Portugal? Or in Austria? Apple’s mother.

These are factors which may influence the decision: The trading, Apple drops, which are suspected of existing, the inclusion of provisions for the allocation of revenues, which are generously oriented, Apple, which is the standard for the decision-makers in industry combined Mobile phone. The fact that the iPhone the price was different in all three foreign markets, he came to the conclusion that until now, emphasizes the complexity of the agreements. (The iPhone sold $ 399 in the USA and $ 555 in the UK in Germany “locked” versions of the phone, which does not work, acting on the T-Mobile network will be $ 589 and open versions are $ 1478.)

That means Apple in the first companies in the sale of iPhone abroad is in the process of identifying the carriers who are prepared to meet the conditions. The company was not the narrow and wide dissemination of networks established equipment makers like Motorola (nyse: MOT-news-people). If they directly to the consumers in the 26 countries in which he shops there are in the development of agreements on the network. “If Apple is executed, in all obstacles, it is likely to trade, which deals with the parties concerned,” said Charles Golvin, an analyst at Forrester Research principal market. “How does it abroad, Apple must negotiate much longer, that his colleagues.”

Then, Apple is well suited to the markets where the brand is very popular. “One could imagine that they would be according to the country in which they helped the success of the iPod and the Mac,” said Golvin. This may be the countries like the Netherlands, is a solid market for the products by Apple. DP Venkatesh, Director General mPortal, Washington DC, the manufacturer of mobile software, Apple iTunes calculated using thinking for the future, because of iTunes, as most mobile phones, is sold by subscription, which is in fact an administrative relevant.

Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs said it is aimed to sell 10 million of iPhones in the World in the year 2008, an amount equal to 1% of the global mobile phone market. In October, Apple announced that it had sold, 1.4 million units by the end of September.

What aggressive sales target of the major markets, such as China and India, the largest and fastest-growing markets cells, respectively. The Chinese market is currently twice the size of the United States, with plenty of room for growth. Less than half of China 1.3 billion people who currently own a mobile phone. Wang Jian Zhou, the general manager of China Mobile Ltd. (nyse: CHL–new residents), the largest mobile operator, was quoted earlier this month saying that the company was in talks with Apple.

India, on the other hand, has a large population of insatiable appetite for mobile devices, but fewer people who can afford the expensive phone. Venkatesh estimates iPhone Indian market with 25 million people, or about 2.2% of the country’s population. In a country with a per capita income of $ 964, and many of which sell phones for less than $ 50, the iPhone should as a premium product, limited its sales, said Venkatesh.

“It seems not, as for the Indian market, since the nature of the premiums, which he attempted to pay for the phone itself,” says Golvin. But Venkatesh stressed that Apple, in conjunction with the advertisers and providers of mobile content to subsidize the cost of the phone.

Australia, Brazil and Russia are also good bets for Apple, because all have enough potential customers, a solid basis for the traveler iPhone, Venkatesh said. Dubai and the United Arab Emirates could be attractive because of the outbreak of their disposable income, “he says. And, in Hong Kong and Singapore, where the population is considered to be particularly talkative gadget, it would also be a natural partner.