Cable & Wireless to roll out BlackBerry Bold across the Caribbean
Top of the line BlackBerry smartphone features premium design and unprecedented performance; Perfect for business professionals and power users
Cable & Wireless Caribbean and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that the feature-rich BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone will be available in C&W’s markets across the region from Friday September 5, before it becomes available in the USA.
The new BlackBerry Bold is designed to give business professionals and power users unprecedented functionality and performance. It is the first BlackBerry smartphone to support tri-band High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) networks around the world and comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi®, as well as a rich set of multimedia capabilities.
The BlackBerry Bold smartphone boasts a next-generation 624 MHz mobile processor, high-resolution, ultra-sharp display and newly enhanced, high performance browser that enable an enhanced web browsing experience, video streaming and fast downloading.
C&W Caribbean’s Executive Vice President Commercial, Mariano Doble says he expects the BlackBerry Bold to be a big hit with anyone who enjoys a cool feature rich phone. “The BlackBerry Bold is the total package, it has numerous features, gives users access to limitless services and it’s also a very sleek and attractive handset,” he said.
Mr. Doble also pointed out that with C&W offering prepaid BlackBerry service in some Caribbean markets and attractive postpaid plans across the region, the BlackBerry Bold would avail itself to a wider cross section of consumers as well as business customers.
The BlackBerry Bold radiates elegance with its lustrous black exterior, satin chrome finished frame and stylish leatherette backplate. With its stunning display, sophisticated user interface and newly designed full-QWERTY keyboard, the eye-catching smartphone is a symbol of both accomplishment and aspiration.
About Cable & Wireless
Cable & Wireless is the only full service telecommunications company in the Americas & Caribbean, and one of the world’s leading international communications companies. It provides fixed and mobile voice, data, IP (Internet Protocol) and broadband services to business and residential customers, as well as services to other telecoms carriers, mobile operators and providers of content, applications and internet services. Cable & Wireless’ principal operations are in the United Kingdom, the Caribbean, Panama, Macau and Monaco. For more information about Cable & Wireless, go to www.cw.com.
About Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM’s portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry? wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.
