BlackBerry 8820, Dual mode BlackBerry, a smart BlackBerry
Aiming to prevent iPhone taking all the glory and some of it's business away, RIM is shining light on it's new BlackBerry, the new 8820, is becoming smarter, as well providing wireless access, will include GPS satellite navigation and play music and videos. Because it is quad-band, the new smartphone will work nearly anywhere, unlike iPhone!.
RIM President and Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis said yesterday the attention Steve Jobs and Apple's iPhone has brought to the sector has benefited the company.
"Hats off to Mr Jobs for growing the whole industry," Lazaridis said at RIM's annual shareholder meeting in Canada.
"We all knew the smartphone market was growing. Some of us believe that eventually all phones will be smartphones. I think what the iPhone announcement did was that it just accelerated the public's awareness and acceptance of a smartphone." The BlackBerry 8820's multiple methods of connectivity are "unprecedented," for a RIM smartphone, said Lazaridis. As the first dual-mode BlackBerry, it combines EDGE/GPRS/GSM (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution/General Packet Radio Service/Global System for Mobile communications) cellular operation with WiFi connectivity. The 8820 offers supports UMA (unlicensed mobile access), meaning it can switch voice calls between a cellular network and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) over the WiFi connection.
The 8820 includes Internet Protocol Security (IPSec)-based software. Other security features include WEP (Wireless Equivalency Protocol), WPA (WiFi Protected Access), WPA2 and Cisco Latest News about Cisco Systems Compatible Extensions.
RIM has been targeting the consumer market after enjoying success in the corporate market for years. Its push e-mail software allows customers to access their e-mail in real time.
The 8820 will be RIM's first dual-mode smartphone and its thinnest with a full keyboard. It will be available through AT&T in the US later this summer. The BlackBerry 8820's multiple methods of connectivity are "unprecedented," for a RIM smartphone, said Lazaridis in announcing the device. As the first dual-mode BlackBerry, it combines EDGE/GPRS/GSM (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution/General Packet Radio Service/Global System for Mobile communications) cellular operation with WiFi connectivity. The 8820 offers supports UMA (unlicensed mobile access), meaning it can switch voice calls between a cellular network and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) over the WiFi connection.
"The BlackBerry 8820 complements our carrier partners' cellular networks with the added ability to stay connected via Wi-Fi at home, through hotspots and corporate campuses," Lazaridis said.
RIM announced last month that its BlackBerry subscriber accounts grew by about 1.2 million during the first quarter for a total of 9.2 million.
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