Tbilisi, Georgia, Paris, France and Waterloo, ON - Magticom Georgia, Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the BlackBerry® solution for Magticom customers in Georgia. Magticom customers will now be able to enjoy the productivity benefits of using BlackBerry® smartphones to stay connected to people and information while on the go. Users will benefit from enhanced communication with mobile access to email, the Internet and phone calls, as well as powerful multimedia features and easy access to a wide range of business and leisure applications.
“MagtiCom's subscribers want access to the latest technology that can help them manage all aspects of their lives. The BlackBerry solution fits perfectly with MagtiCom’s mission of ‘Connecting to your world’ and will allow users to access voice, email and a wide range of mobile data services through an advanced and stylish smartphone,” said David Lee, General Director, MagtiCom LTD. “MagtiCom welcomes Alcatel-Lucent as a partner and looks forward to working with a world class supplier of communication solutions. I am excited and proud to be offering our customers such an advanced communications product and I’m convinced that our customers will enjoy the productivity benefits of BlackBerry smartphones.”
Alexander Tikhonov, head of Alcatel-Lucent’s activities in CIS added: “This project strengthens Alcatel-Lucent’s position as a global provider of communications. With this offering, Magticom Georgia will expand its business opportunities and enable its customers to benefit from the high flexibility offered by the BlackBerry solution, allowing them to stay connected anytime, anywhere.”
Mark Guibert, Vice President Corporate Marketing, RIM also said: “We are pleased to work with Alcatel-Lucent and Magticom to introduce the BlackBerry solution to Magticom customers in Georgia. BlackBerry smartphones are popular with users around the world who want full-featured mobile phones with advanced communications and connectivity capabilities and a choice of sleek, stylish designs.”
At launch, Magticom Georgia will offer its customers the BlackBerry® Bold™, BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 and BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8120 smartphones.
The BlackBerry Bold smartphone is a communications and multimedia powerhouse. It is the first BlackBerry smartphone to support tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world and comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi® (802.11 a/b/g). It features a lustrous black exterior, satin chrome finished frame and stylish leatherette back plate as well as a stunning display, sophisticated user interface and newly designed full-QWERTY keyboard.
The BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone packs a wide range of advanced communications and multimedia capabilities into a sleek and light full-QWERTY design. In addition to being an exceptional phone that offers access to email, messaging, organizer, web browser and multimedia applications, the new BlackBerry Curve 8900 features built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), GPS for location-based applications, Bluetooth® 2.0, a next generation processor (512MHz) and a dazzling hi-resolution display.
The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smartphone features a comprehensive suite of rich communications and multimedia features in an impressively small and stylish design. It is a world phone (EDGE/GPRS/GSM) and includes Wi-Fi connectivity. The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 delivers an exceptional user experience and features RIM’s popular SureType® keyboard, which enables a narrower handset design while allowing easy phone dialling and message typing.
Magticom is offering BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for corporate clients, a solution that tightly integrates with IBM Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® and works with existing enterprise systems to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data. BlackBerry® services also allow consumers and business users to manage up to ten supported email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts) from their BlackBerry smartphone.
Based on its distribution agreement with RIM, Alcatel-Lucent leveraged its strong local presence in the region to provide Magticom Georgia with the project management, end-to-end implementation, installation, and on-going support services for delivering the BlackBerry solution to the Georgian market. With Alcatel-Lucent managing integration and deployment, Magticom can focus on delivering customer facing services, enabling the operator to quickly meet market demand.
About Magticom in Georgia
MagtiCom Ltd, a leading mobile communications company was founded in February 1996 and was commercially launched in September 1997. At present the company is owned by International Telcell Celular LLC and Telcell Wireless LLC. MagtiCom commenced operating on a 900 MHz frequency band, and in November 1999, became the first GSM operator in Georgia to move to the dual-band system – GSM 900/1800 MHz. In 2005 MagtiCom started to build the first Third Generation network in Georgia to offer the 3G service, and in the summer of 2006, for the first time in Georgia, MagtiCom launched third generation services, such as high-speed Internet, Video-call and Mobile TV. In 2008 MagtiCom went beyond the limits of mobile telecommunication, introducing the CDMA-450 standard network, and by means of its new brand - Magti Fix, offering customers a high-standard wireless fixed telephone service and Internet. In January 2009, the company announced the launch of 3.5 generation HSDPA technology across Georgia. MagtiCom has been the biggest company operating in Georgia, in both its contribution to the economy of the country and in its number of subscribers. Via its three brands, Magti, Bali and Magti Fix, MagtiCom is now providing services to more than two million subscribers and remains the unchallenged leader in Georgia’s mobile telecommunications market, covering 98% of the population and establishing new customer service standards.
For more information, visit http://www.magticom.ge/
About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 16.98 billion in 2008 and is based in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit http://www.alcatel-lucent.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'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
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