BlackBerry 7130g to be introduced in India by Airtel

Bharti Airtel Ltd. and Research In Motion (RIM) plan to release the Blackberry 7130g handset in India later in the moth of September.

Working on EDGE and GPRS networks, the new BlackBerry 7130g enables users to stay connected to both work and life with support for push-based email, phone, text messaging, browser, organizer and other mobile applications.

The quad-band BlackBerry 7130g comes with a powerful processor and 64 MB of flash memory, offering users a fast and responsive experience when browsing the Internet, viewing attachments or running other mobile applications.

Sanjay Kapoor, Joint President, Mobile Services, Bharti Airtel Ltd said, “We have always believed in bringing more choices to suit our customers’ requirements. This quad-band EDGE-enabled BlackBerry 7130g will undoubtedly appeal to Airtel’s customers who seek a more phone-centric device that brings the BlackBerry advantage.”

The BlackBerry 7130g incorporates premium phone features including dedicated phone keys, smart dialing, conference calling, speed dial, call forwarding, speakerphone and Bluetooth support for wireless headsets and car kits.

The handset’s bright and high-resolution color LCD screen features an intelligent light sensing technology that automatically adjusts both the display and keyboard lighting levels to provide an optimized view in outdoor, indoor and dark environments.

“The new BlackBerry 7130g is an exciting addition to the BlackBerry portfolio in India,” said Norm Lo, Vice President of Asia Pacific at RIM. “Together with the comprehensive and powerful BlackBerry platform, the BlackBerry 7130g delivers an all-in-one solution with a unique user experience.”

The BlackBerry 7130g also comprises of RIM’s SureType keyboard technology, which blends a phone keypad with a familiar QWERTY keyboard to enable a narrower design while allowing users to type quickly and accurately.

For corporate consumers, BlackBerry Enterprise Server software integrates with Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino and Novell GroupWise and works with existing enterprise systems to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data.

For individuals and smaller businesses, BlackBerry Internet Service allows users to access up to ten corporate and personal email accounts (including Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino and most popular ISP email accounts) from a single device.

RIM said that a large and growing ecosystem of independent software vendors (ISVs) has developed a variety of applications for BlackBerry in areas including entertainment, games, ring tones and personalization. Further on, for corporate customers with BlackBerry Enterprise Server, third-party mobile business solutions are available for sales force automation, field service automation, network and systems management, and much more.

Specifications of Blackberry 7130g:
# Estimated talk time: up to 4 hours
# Estimated standby time: up to 8 days
# Weight: 120g
# Size: 11.5 x 5.6 x 1.8 cm
# Display: 240 x 260 pixels, ultra high resolution transmissive TFT LCD colour screen supporting over 65,000 colours and automatic backlight adjustment.
# Quadband worlwide phone:You can travel the world with the same handset. Speakerphone
# BlackBerry e-mail: send and receive e-mail / view attachments / integrate existing e-mail accounts with BlackBerry Internet Service or BlackBerry Enterprise Server
# Enhanced QWERTY keyboard: combines a phone keypad with a QWERTY keyboard for easy letter and number entry
# SureTypeTM technology: The built in intuitive software “learns” the user’s typing patterns. This software displays possibilities of the words the user is typing as they’re typing them - thereby allowing users to easily, quickly and accurately enter words without having to develop a new way of typing
# Text, multimedia and instant messaging: BlackBerry Messenger - chat with other BlackBerry® wireless device users in real-time. Yahoo Messenger - chat with others through the Yahoo! Messenger instant messaging network
# Internet: EDGE enabled for high speed downloading of e-mail, attachments, content and surfing the Internet. Access to both HTML and WAP sites with full viewing and bookmarking.
# Convenience key: one-button direct access to the Internet
# Trackwheel: navigation and escape button
# Bluetooth-enabled: wirelessly connects to a Bluetooth headset and other Bluetooth devices
# Polyphonic ring tunes: 32 built-in ring tunes
# Security: password protection and keyboard lock
# Compatibility: compatible with ACT!, ASCII, Lotus Notes, Lotus Organizer, MS Outlook & Express, MS Schedule and Netscape
# Address book, calendar, memo pad, task list: integrated feature for calling and e-mailing from one centralized location
# Desktop Synchronization: synchronizes e-mail and calendar info between BlackBerry and desktop/laptop
# Connectivity: BlackBerry Software and USB Cable (included)