英闻天下——98 Apple's Tim Cook Meets with China Mobile Chairman

 　　China Mobile says that Apple's CEO Tim Cook has met with China Mobile's Chairman Xi Guohua to discuss "matters of cooperation".

 

　　China Mobile, the world's largest mobile carrier by subscribers, uses a different 3G network from the rest of the world.

 

　　Some experts say Apple might wait for the new network to be commercially viable¹ before launching the iPhone with the carrier.

 

　　Apple currently has deals with China Unicom and China Telecom to sell its iPhones in China.

1 viable   

adj.可行的，切实可行的，能活下去的

参考例句：

• The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
• The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。