The device will operate on Vodafone's UMTS network

Jun 14, 2006 07:24 GMT  ·  By

Vodafone Spain and Research In Motion (RIM) launched recently the BlackBerry 8707v for corporate and individual users. The BlackBerry 8707v provides mobile users with the connectivity they require in a sleek and stylish design and will operate on Vodafone's UMTS network in Spain.

?We have an excellent relationship with RIM and we are pleased to offer the BlackBerry 8707v with UMTS support to our customers for the first time in Spain. In addition to enjoying the various BlackBerry applications on the UMTS network, our customers can also use the device as a modem to access the Internet through their PC, giving them the added benefit of broader connectivity when they are on the move," commented Antonio Alem?n, Director, Enterprise Business Unit, Vodafone Spain.

?The BlackBerry 8707v is the perfect business tool for mobile professionals. It delivers all the functionality BlackBerry users have come to rely on, including support for email, phone, calendar, address book, Internet and intranet applications, as well as a tethered modem for their laptops," said Charmaine Eggberry, Vice President, EMEA, Research In Motion.

The BlackBerry 8707v features an intuitive user interface, thumb-operated trackwheel, full QWERTY keyboard, built-in speakerphone, Bluetooth support, as well as dedicated "send," "end," and "mute" keys, making email, browsing and call management fast and easy. The high-resolution color LCD screen provides a large and bright workspace for viewing email, web pages and other data applications. In addition, intelligent light-sensing technology automatically optimizes screen and keyboard lighting levels for indoor and outdoor environments.

The BlackBerry 8707v operates on 2100 MHz UMTS networks and also includes quad-band support on 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS networks. It includes 64MB flash memory, Bluetooth support for use with wireless headsets and car kits, and a 320x240 QVGA screen that delivers vivid graphics and exceptional readability for web pages, email and attachments of popular formats including JPEG, BMP, TIFF, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Corel WordPerfect and Adobe PDF.