BPL Gets on The BlackBerry Bandwagon

BPL Mobile not wanting to be left out in the 'BlackBerry' frenzy we've seen in the last couple of weeks has announced the launch of the BlackBerry Curve 8300 smartphone in Mumbai. Being a single circle operator, BPL Mobile currently empowers over one million subscribers with wireless services and will now offer the BlackBerry solution to customers in the Mumbai region.

Norm Lo, Vice President of Asia Pacific at Research In Motion said, "We are pleased to be working with BPL Mobile to bring the BlackBerry Curve 8300 smartphone to their customers in Mumbai. The BlackBerry Curve 8300 smartphone is an exceptional choice for customers that want to stay connected to the information and people that matter most.”

The 8300 has a full QWERTY keyboard and uses Blackberry’s trackball navigation system.
It has an ultra-bright 320 x 240 pixel resolution display with light sensing technology that automatically adjusts backlighting levels for optimal viewing in indoor, outdoor and dark environments. It comes with a 2 megapixel camera with 5x digital zoom, built-in flash, self-portrait mirror and full screen viewfinder. Photos can be shared easily and instantly by email, MMS or BlackBerry Messenger and can also be transferred over Bluetooth or USB cable. The 8300 smartphone also includes the Roxio Media Manager for BlackBerry desktop software, which allows users to easily search for media files on their computer, view and organize them, create MP3 music files from CDs, add audio tags, create play lists and automatically copy or convert pictures, music and videos for optimal playback.

For corporate customers, BlackBerry Enterprise Server tightly integrates with IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise environments and features a broad set of IT policy controls that allows IT departments to manage deployments. The price, however has not yet been disclosed.