Singapore  - Singapore Telecommunications Limited will bring Apple Inc's highly anticipated third-generation iPhone to Singapore later this year, SingTel said on Tuesday.

"We are pleased that Apple has selected SingTel to be the first mobile operator in Singapore to launch its new iPhone 3G," Quek Peck Leng, executive vice president, said in a statement. He cited "strong synergy" between the core brand values of Apple and SingTel.

SingTel announced recently it would invest 220 million Singapore dollars (164 million US dollars) to upgrade its network. (dpa)