Vodafone and Airtel have opened online bookings for Indian customers so that they can easily book the most awaited product 3G iPhone in advance.

Both companies have started pre-registration for the iPhone 3G on their Internet sites.

The companies assured that once customers pre-register themselves, they don’t have to take the pain of standing in long queues for the phone.

However, there is no news that when Apple’s iconic iPhone will be available for the Indian customers.

Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, released the iPhone 3G at the Apple World-Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) during the last month.

The iPhone has become much popular due to its capability to let customers to play music, use the mobile phone and also allow web browsing from a single device.

Some of the other novel features that are expected to be incorporated with the new version comprise fast 3G wireless technology, GPS mapping, support for enterprise features including Microsoft Exchange, and the new App Store.

Users will be capable of downloading innovative applications by making use of the App Store, whereas the 3G feature lets them to download email over fast 3G cellular networks.

Support for Microsoft Exchange Server will bring push e-mail, contacts and calendar, remote wipe, global contacts access, and auto-discovery to the iPhone.

The iPhone was launched on June 29 in the United States, and is available through AT&T exclusively.

Apple said that it had already sold around 1.4 million iPhones during November 2007 and anticipates selling 10 million devices by 2008 end.

Apple also made announcement about the launching of the iPhone in 10 other countries comprising India recently.

In the Asian zone Apple seems to be considering non-exclusive deals as the iPhone is due to debut on Vodafone as well as Bharti Airtel in India.

The 8GB iPhone 3G will start shipping worldwide on July 11 even though there is not exact date for the Indian launch.

This may also be because the Indian government has not released concluding rules on the auction of 3G (third generation telephony) spectrum and licenses in the country.

However, the device offered by Vodafone will be compatible only with 2G networks and a few of its features might not work in India.