Alcatel-Lucent and RIM launch BlackBerry in Tunisia
PARIS: Tunisie Telecom, a global telecom operator in Tunisia, Alcatel-Lucent and Research In Motion (RIM) announced on Thursday, 19 March the commercial launch of BlackBerry in Tunisia. Tunisie Telecom's customers can use a BlackBerry smartphone to access email, browse the web, make phone calls, send and receive text and picture messages, and access various applications.
At launch, Tunisie Telecom plans 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.
Based on its distribution agreement with RIM, Alcatel-Lucent will provide Tunisie Telecom with the end-to-end implementation, launch, and on-going support for delivering the BlackBerry solution to the Tunisian market.
