Apple’s 5G iPad Upgrade Gets Rare Subsidy From Wireless Carriers

Apple Inc.’s wireless carrier partners in the U.S. are offsetting the cost of the iPad Pro’s 5G upgrade, a rare move by the technology giant to encourage consumers to link the new tablets to cellular networks.

The Cupertino, California-based technology giant is selling the new iPad Pro models in both Wi-Fi-only and 5G configurations, and the 5G upgrade costs an additional $200. That’s a steeper price than the $130 up-charge for the 3G and 4G LTE upgrades on earlier models.