BlackBerry solution launched in Tunisia by TUNISIE TELECOM, Alcatel-Lucent and RIM

Posted on: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:45:00 EDT


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Mar 23, 2009 (TELECOMWORLDWIRE via COMTEX) --
RIMM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- TUNISIE TELECOM, a telecomms operator in Tunisia, Alcatel-Lucent
(Euronext Paris: ALU | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating)(NYSE:ALU), a network communications specialist,
and Research In Motion Limited ( RIM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) (Nasdaq:RIMM) (TSX:RIM), a
designer, manufacturer and marketer of wireless solutions for the
mobile communications market, have announced the commercial launch of
the BlackBerry solution in Tunisia.

At launch, TUNISIE TELECOM is to offer its customers the BlackBerry
Pearl 8100, BlackBerry Pearl 8120, BlackBerry Curve 8320, BlackBerry
8800 and BlackBerry Bold 9000 smartphones, as well as service on
BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry Internet Service.

According to the company, based on its distribution agreement with RIM,
Alcatel-Lucent will take advantage of its strong local presence in the
region to provide TUNISIE TELECOM the end-to-end implementation, launch
and on-going support for delivering the solution to the market.

No financial details were disclosed.

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