Idea enters into Blackberry solution

IDEA Cellular, one of the leading GSM operators in India, and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX RIM) today announced the launch of the BlackBerry® solution for IDEA customers. IDEA will offer a broad range of BlackBerry® smartphones and services for enterprise and individual customers on its network, nationally.
The BlackBerry solution provides customers with easy wireless access to email, phone, calendar, web and multimedia applications, as well as access to thousands of other mobile business and lifestyle applications.

BlackBerry smartphones will now be available from IDEA stores, leading modern trade, and multi-brand outlets across 15 circles of IDEA Cellular’s network, throughout the country. IDEA customers can now choose from a broad range of BlackBerry smartphones and enjoy the freedom and productivity benefits of using the BlackBerry solution to stay connected to people and information, while on the move.

Announcing the launch, Mr. Pradeep Shrivastava, Chief Marketing Officer, IDEA Cellular Ltd. said, “IDEA has continuously endeavoured to enrich the lives of our customers through cutting-edge technology on our network. Our partnership with RIM to offer the BlackBerry solution with a rich portfolio of smartphones reinforces this commitment to our customers. With BlackBerry solution, IDEA customers can now stay connected and access information in a timely manner, thus increasing productivity and contributing to a better work-life balance.”

Idea currently offering only single plan of Rs. 1099/- per month with unlimited access of data with variety of handsets like 8700G, 8110, 8100, 8310, 8820 and Bold 9000.

More information can be found from following link;

Corporate (BES): Blackberry Enterprise

Individual (BIS): Blackberry Individual

 

Customer Support: support.blackberry@idea.adityabirla.com

Airtel launches budget plan for individuals

Airtel and Research In Motion (RIM) have introduced a new service plan for Airtel BlackBerry customers in India.
Now, the BlackBerry Personal Mail service plan will offer subscribers unlimited email and instant messaging services for Rs. 499.

According to Airtel, this is the first service plan priced at less than Rs. 500 to offer unlimited email and IM services to BlackBerry smartphone customers in the country.
With this tariff, the company is trying to target a wider market, making the service affordable for people like young professionals, small business owners, and students.
The BlackBerry Personal Mail service plan offers unlimited access on the BlackBerry platform, allowing Airtel customers to access up to 10 supported POP3/IMAP email accounts (including the most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo! Mail and Google Mail) as well as various instant messaging services (including Windows Live Messenger, GTalk, Yahoo! Messenger, and BlackBerry Messenger) from a single device.