Cingular Wireless and Nokia today introduced to the U.S. marketplace the EDGE-powered Nokia 9300 business device with BlackBerry Connect™. Cingular is the first U.S. carrier to launch the popular BlackBerry® wireless services on a third-party handset via the BlackBerry Connect licensing program from Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM). The Nokia 9300 will be available in the U.S. through Cingular Wireless beginning in November.
Corporate customers can now choose the Nokia 9300 business device as an option to use with the behind-the-firewall BlackBerry Enterprise Server™, and individual and small business customers can use the Nokia 9300 with BlackBerry Connect to access popular Internet Service Provider (ISP) e-mail accounts through BlackBerry Internet Service™.
In addition to offering the BlackBerry Connect e-mail solution, the Nokia 9300 device also is compatible with several third-party applications to provide individuals and businesses of all sizes with a comprehensive wireless solution operating on EDGE, the largest and fastest national wireless data network in America. EDGE is available in 13,000 cities and towns, and along more than 40,000 miles of major highways in the U.S.
The Cingular-enabled Nokia 9300 business device with BlackBerry Connect is designed for the mobile professional seeking a high-quality combination of PDA, phone and mobile email in a sleek, compact device. From a traditional handset on the outside, opening to a full keyboard on the inside for fast, efficient text and data input, the Nokia 9300 device offers a compelling voice and data experience. Further, it boasts a wide, brilliant, 65,536 color screen for a best-in-class HTML desktop-like web browsing experience.
The tri-band (850/1800/1900), Symbian OS-based Nokia 9300 device delivers the high-quality voice experience that customers have come to expect from the Nokia brand, with key calling features such as five-way conference call capability, an easy-to-use speaker phone and Bluetooth® connectivity for use with an optional Bluetooth headset.
"The Nokia 9300 phone marks the convergence of two eagerly anticipated, business-focused wireless products -- the Nokia 9300 and BlackBerry Connect -- with Cingular's nationwide* EDGE network, the largest and fastest national wireless data network in the U.S.," said Kent Mathy, president, Business Markets Group, Cingular's B2B organization. "By bringing all of these together, Cingular is offering a truly powerful tool and complete voice and data solution both to businesses and individual users."
"Our goals to grow the impact of mobility and be the mobile device of choice for the enterprise is an exciting opportunity that we look forward to achieving with the help of partners like Cingular Wireless and RIM," said Mary T. McDowell, executive vice president and general manager, Nokia Enterprise Solutions. "In a marketplace where many professionals carry more than one device -- one for voice, one for data -- the Nokia 9300 business device is a compelling alternative for companies ready to mobilize their employees with a single reliable, manageable, business optimized device."
"BlackBerry Connect is an important part of our global strategy to expand the reach of BlackBerry services and provide customers with a broader choice of handsets while maintaining the important benefits of the BlackBerry architecture, infrastructure and security model," said Mike Lazaridis, president and co-CEO at Research In Motion. "Together with Cingular and Nokia, we are providing customers with another powerful business solution that addresses the needs of both users and IT departments."
Corporate customers can now choose the Nokia 9300 business device as an option to use with the behind-the-firewall BlackBerry Enterprise Server™, and individual and small business customers can use the Nokia 9300 with BlackBerry Connect to access popular Internet Service Provider (ISP) e-mail accounts through BlackBerry Internet Service™.
In addition to offering the BlackBerry Connect e-mail solution, the Nokia 9300 device also is compatible with several third-party applications to provide individuals and businesses of all sizes with a comprehensive wireless solution operating on EDGE, the largest and fastest national wireless data network in America. EDGE is available in 13,000 cities and towns, and along more than 40,000 miles of major highways in the U.S.
The Cingular-enabled Nokia 9300 business device with BlackBerry Connect is designed for the mobile professional seeking a high-quality combination of PDA, phone and mobile email in a sleek, compact device. From a traditional handset on the outside, opening to a full keyboard on the inside for fast, efficient text and data input, the Nokia 9300 device offers a compelling voice and data experience. Further, it boasts a wide, brilliant, 65,536 color screen for a best-in-class HTML desktop-like web browsing experience.
The tri-band (850/1800/1900), Symbian OS-based Nokia 9300 device delivers the high-quality voice experience that customers have come to expect from the Nokia brand, with key calling features such as five-way conference call capability, an easy-to-use speaker phone and Bluetooth® connectivity for use with an optional Bluetooth headset.
"The Nokia 9300 phone marks the convergence of two eagerly anticipated, business-focused wireless products -- the Nokia 9300 and BlackBerry Connect -- with Cingular's nationwide* EDGE network, the largest and fastest national wireless data network in the U.S.," said Kent Mathy, president, Business Markets Group, Cingular's B2B organization. "By bringing all of these together, Cingular is offering a truly powerful tool and complete voice and data solution both to businesses and individual users."
"Our goals to grow the impact of mobility and be the mobile device of choice for the enterprise is an exciting opportunity that we look forward to achieving with the help of partners like Cingular Wireless and RIM," said Mary T. McDowell, executive vice president and general manager, Nokia Enterprise Solutions. "In a marketplace where many professionals carry more than one device -- one for voice, one for data -- the Nokia 9300 business device is a compelling alternative for companies ready to mobilize their employees with a single reliable, manageable, business optimized device."
"BlackBerry Connect is an important part of our global strategy to expand the reach of BlackBerry services and provide customers with a broader choice of handsets while maintaining the important benefits of the BlackBerry architecture, infrastructure and security model," said Mike Lazaridis, president and co-CEO at Research In Motion. "Together with Cingular and Nokia, we are providing customers with another powerful business solution that addresses the needs of both users and IT departments."
