Social and Entertainment Handset inspires Qtel’s BlackBerry Evolution

As part of the ongoing celebrations supporting BlackBerry’s second anniversary in Qatar, Qtel today announced the launch of a sleek and powerful new addition to its BlackBerry family of products – the BlackBerry Bold 9700 Smartphone.

 

With all of the benefits that BlackBerry enthusiasts count on – including built-in GPS, Wi-Fi, rich multimedia capabilities and access to music, games and other mobile applications – the Bold 9700 also provides customers with the industry’s leading mobile e-mail and messaging solution. 

 

Its top-line performance, functionality and features work best with Qtel’s advanced 3G HSDPA network, ensuring that business and consumer customers get the most out of the advanced new Smartphone.

 

Eng. Khalid Abdulla Al Mansouri, Executive Director, Business Solutions, Qtel, said: “This new model is one of the most attractive in the market for businesses and individuals, particularly with the unmatched connectivity of its mobile e-mail and messaging solutions. Qtel has invested significantly in enhancing its HSDPA network, to ensure that when top-of-the-line devices like the BlackBerry Bold 9700 become available, our customers receive full benefit.”

 

“The enhanced mobility offered by the BlackBerry Bold 9700 will fuel a sense of confidence in Qatar’s business community, since executives can stay on top of their communication wherever they are in Qatar. The launch of the new BlackBerry Bold 9700 reinforces Qtel’s leading position as the preferred provider of advanced technology in Qatar,” he added.

 

In addition to the popular BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard setup, allowing for effortless typing which is fully-supported for Arabic language use, the new BlackBerry Bold 9700 has a number of features new to the BlackBerry market in Qatar.

 

Chief among these features are a touch-sensitive Trackpad allowing for highly responsive navigation, BlackBerry Push-technology, a 3.2MP camera with variable zoom, autofocus, flash and video recording, enhanced music playback time, improved Gmail integration, and an extended battery life with a standby time of up to17 days and talk time of up to 6 hours.

 

Customers will find keeping their schedules a breeze with the Bold 9700, with a better browsing experience provided by faster JavaScript and CSS processing. 

 

Vivid colours and a dazzling screen make the BlackBerry Bold 9700 service an enjoyable watch, and its powerful capacity makes it easier to use e-mail, messaging, surf the internet and share media on popular sites like Facebook and MySpace.

 

As well as its Enterprise Service, Qtel also offers a full BlackBerry Internet Service (Personal Edition), as well as a host of support services for customers. For more information, customers can visit any of the Qtel Customer Service Centers to subscribe to the service, or call 800 8000 or visit the Qtel website at www.qtel.qa.

 

Since launching BlackBerry in Qatar in January 2008, the service has become one of the fastest-growing and most successful in the region, with the BlackBerry community growing by an astonishing 1,000 percent year-on-year.

 

As the leading provider of BlackBerry and mobile services, Qtel has worked hard to deliver the latest models to the market, supported by a range of innovative packages that enable people to match their BlackBerry service to their daily lives.

 

Sleek, refined and created with premium refined materials and finishes, the new BlackBerry Bold 9700 embodies the essence of top-tier design. Its practical yet elegant dark chrome frame and leatherette back, along with soft-touch sides and weight of only 122 grams, distinguishes the Bold 9700 as the stylish and secure way to stay connected, organise the day, week or month, and enjoy a variety of entertainment options.

 

The device is priced at QR 2,599 and is available now at Qtel’s Communications Centres in Villagio, and Al Wakrah.