New Delhi, May 18 -- Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn's unit near Bengaluru is almost ready for launch and will start the delivery of iPhones by early June, Karnataka Minister for Commerce & Industries M B Patil has said.

In an X post on Saturday, Patil said that iPhone maker Foxconn's unit at the Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) of Devanahalli is ready for inauguration.

"Foxconn's Devanahalli unit is ready for inauguration! The Foxconn facility at Devanahalli ITIR is all set to be inaugurated. Commercial iPhone shipments are expected to begin in early June,' he said.

Foxconn has a contract with Apple to manufacture iPhones. The company has acquired 300 acres of land in the ITIR Industrial Area, located ...