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Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) teams up with Research In Motion (RIM) to introduce BlackBerry solution for MTNL customers in Mumbai, India. Blackberry solution bundles up smartphones, software and services.

With both BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry Internet Service, the MTNL users can choose among several Blackberry smartphones including BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry Curve 8310 and BlackBerry 8700g. It ensures easier wireless access to email, phone, calendar, IM, Internet, intranet and multimedia applications along with several mobile business applications.

J Gopal, Executive Director MTNL Mumbai said, “MTNL has been consistently focused on offering the latest technology and services to its customers. Our strategic collaboration with RIM to offer BlackBerry services to our customers takes us a step forward in this endeavour. The availability of BlackBerry services and smartphones on MTNL’s network in Mumbai will offer customers mobile access to information and applications to help simplify their lives.”

MTNL helps corporate customers manage their own email servers with BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Easy integration with IBM Lotus Do mino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise, the BlackBerry Enterprise Server offers secure, push-based wireless access to email as well as other corporate data along with advanced security.

For individuals and smaller businesses, BlackBerry Internet Service allows access to up to 10 supported corporate and personal email accounts.

Frenny Bawa, Vice President, India at Research In Motion said, “We are pleased to announce our partnership with MTNL in order to expand the adoption of BlackBerry products and services in Mumbai. MTNL has a strong history of serving customers in India and we look forward to working together to enable enhanced communications, productivity and flexibility for both businesses and consumers.”

The BlackBerry Bold with a full-QWERTY keyboard is built of premium materials and sports a stunning black exterior with a leatherette backplate. It supports enterprise-grade Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g), tri-band HSDPA and built-in GPS. It is apt for business and personal use alike.

The BlackBerry Curve 8310 from MTNL packs in premium phone features which enable easy access to communication, information and entertainment applications. This multimedia powerhouse features 2 megapixel camera, media player, built-in GPS and more. The BlackBerry 8700g full-QWERTY smartphone is apt for the ones on the go with integrated email, phone, browser and organiser applications.