iPhone rumours grow

Apple is close to announcing its European phone carrier deals for the iPhone

Apple has apparently sealed its mobile phone carrier deals for the much anticipated iPhone release into Europe.

According to reports in the Financial Times this week Apple has inked deals with T-Mobile in Germany, Orange in France, and the hotly tipped, O2 in the UK. The FT's report continues that Apple is planning to announce the deals officially at the IFA consumer electronics show next week.

An O2 spokesman said, "It's still rumours and speculation, early in the week it was vodafone - now it's o2. We have no comment"

All three firms are reported to have signed exclusivity deals, as AT&T did in the US.