NewsJune 27, 2007
BlackBerry 8830 World Edition now available in Canada
Bell Canada today announced the availability of the much-anticipated BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphone, offering worldwide roaming, true high-speed Internet access, and advanced multimedia applications such as GPS navigation.
The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition from Bell is the first BlackBerry smartphone to take advantage of the world's two leading wireless networktechnologies.
It offers the high speed Internet access and premium North American coverage of CDMA networks in Canada, the United States and Mexico, and the global reach of GSM/GPRS technology when clients travel around the world.
"Bell Mobility is proud to be the first to bring the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition to Canada, and to offer the only BlackBerry smartphone with the ability to operate on both high-speed CDMA voice and data networks in North America and GSM networks outside of North America," said Wade Oosterman,
President of Bell Mobility. "The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition is a sophisticated and powerful multimedia communications device that truly offers the best of both worlds."
"BlackBerry smartphones continue to provide an unmatched mobile experience for people who want a full-featured phone to help them stay connected and productive in their personal and professional lives," said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO of Research In Motion.
"The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition is a stellar choice for customers with its international roaming support, GPS functionality, multimedia features and a thin and stylish design."Operating on the most powerful data network in Canada, the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition offers GPS navigation capabilities, instant messaging, mobile browsing and other robust multimedia applications.
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