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MUMBAI, INDIA and WATERLOO, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - March 20, 2006) - Airtel, India's leading mobile services provider, and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) are introducing the new, sleek BlackBerry(R) 8700g(TM) in India, further enhancing Airtel's portfolio of BlackBerry devices. The EDGE-enabled BlackBerry 8700g offers Airtel customers best-in-class mobile performance for email, phone, web browser and corporate data applications in a lightweight, all-in-one device.
"The BlackBerry 8700g is a major innovation that delivers optimized performance together with a striking color display and a stylish design," said Norm Lo, Vice President, Asia Pacific at Research In Motion. "We are very excited to work with Airtel to launch the BlackBerry 8700g in India. The combined power of the proven BlackBerry platform and Airtel's EDGE network, provides mobile professionals using the BlackBerry 8700g with an exceptional solution to stay connected and productive."
The BlackBerry 8700g expands Airtel's current portfolio of BlackBerry-enabled devices, including the BlackBerry 7100g(TM) and BlackBerry 7290(TM), as well as other leading phones that support BlackBerry Connect(TM) such as the Nokia 9500 Communicator, Nokia 9300 smartphone and Sony Ericsson P910i.