Reliance Mobile, major telecom provider in India, has announced that the company has joined hands with Canadian firm Research In Motion to roll out BlackBerry Tour smartphone for its CDMA consumers in India at Rs 27,990.
The company will start selling BlackBerry Tour, a 3G-enabled smartphone, from October 12, 2009.
Moreover, Reliance Mobile has also launched a pre-booking service, and the customers who will book the phone before October 31, 2009 will receive free BlackBerry Internet Service on Reliance Mobile’s CDMA network for the first two months.
While interacting with reporters, Mr. Vrajesh Shelat, Head of Reliance Mobile Wireless Data Business said, “Reliance Mobile has been the leader in CDMA communication technology in India since its inception. The innovation and advanced technology that the BlackBerry Tour incorporates is ideal for today's consumer who is always on the move.”
Reliance Mobile has added many new BlackBerry smartphones in its list, which includes BlackBerry Curve 8330, BlackBerry Pearl 8130, BlackBerry 8703 and BlackBerry 8830 for its CDMA network and BlackBerry Curve 8900 and BlackBerry Pearl 8110 for its GSM network.
Moreover, Reliance Mobile also aims to launch BlackBerry Tour for its GSM users.