Local telcos gear up to ride wave of Apple's latest phones

Singapore

SINGAPORE telcos are set to get a boost - even if just for the short term - with the launch of one of the biggest updates to the iPhone family announced by Apple on Tuesday (Wednesday morning Singapore time).

The three local rivals have geared up to register "expressions of interest" from among the Apple faithful.

The big star of Apple's event was undoubtedly the iPhone X, which will hit the stores and the telcos only in November. The other two new phone models launched were the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.

Apple also debuted an upgraded Watch (Series 3) and the new Apple TV 4K, which offers 4K HDR quality.

The new products were showcased in the swanky 1,0…