BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Apple Inc. took its million-selling iPhone trans-Atlantic Tuesday, announcing a November rollout in Britain with an eye toward expanding into Europe in coming months, if not days.

    Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said the iPhone will go on sale in Britain Nov. 9 and operate only with mobile operator O2. It's the first time the 3-month-old, combination cell phone-media player has been sold outside the United States.

    Sold only through Apple stores, O2 retail outlets and The Carphone Warehouse PLC, the 8-gigabyte model will cost about 536 U.S. dollars, including the British value-added tax. That's 139 dollars more than its price in the United States. The British iPhone has the same technical specifications as the U.S. model.

    Apple CEO Steve Jobs and O2 CEO Matthew Key refused to discuss the details of their partnership. British media reports said O2 PLC paid a heavy price, agreeing to share as much as 40 percent of its revenue from customers using the device. It must divide its share further with Carphone Warehouse, the Guardian reported.

    Jobs declined to discuss further launches in Europe.

    "We've said we'll be in a few countries in Europe next quarter. As we roll those out, I'm sure you'll hear about it," he said.

    Germany's Deutsche Telekom AG announced a Wednesday news conference in Berlin that Dow Jones Newswires reported would launch the iPhone in Germany.

    Rumors have circulated for months that Deutsche Telekom was negotiating to carry the iPhone in Germany through its T-Mobile wireless unit. The likely candidate in Spain is Telefonica SA - the parent of O2 - and in France it is thought to be Orange. None of those companies has confirmed holding talks with Apple.

    (Agencies)