BlackBerry 4G PlayBook Coming to the Sprint 4G Network
Jan 6, 2011 4g, phones, research in motion
Research In Motion (RIM) and Sprint announce plans to launch a new BlackBerry® PlayBook™ lozenge modeling featuring connectivity to the blazingly fast Sprint 4G mesh. The BlackBerry 4G PlayBook™ volition be the first base BlackBerry PlayBook modeling to include wide surface area wireless connectivity, featuring Sprint 4G to give customers download speeds up to 10 multiplication faster than 3G(1). This new 4G modeling is expected to be available from Sprint in the summer.
The BlackBerry 4G PlayBook is a master-grade tablet that’s set to redefine the possibilities of mobile computation, giving users an ultra-portable designing with industry leadership carrying out, uncompromised web browsing, true multitasking and HD multimedia, as well as advanced security measures features and out-of-the-box enterprise documentation. Together, the BlackBerry 4G PlayBook and the Sprint 4G mesh will provide a high performance platform that volition enable a mobile services revolution for both diligence developers and customers.
“RIM believes a significant portion of the tablet market volition want a higher acting, multitasking, professional-level tablet and that is why we chose to design the BlackBerry PlayBook for bounty execution with a powerful dual-sum mainframe and multitasking OS. Together with Sprint, we ar now building on that execution reward with 4G and providing an unparalleled mobile experience for users,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion.
“We ar excited to bring this powerful new merchandise to our business customers and consumers who rely on Sprint for manufacture-leading devices as well as one of the best values in wireless,” said Steve Elfman, president of net trading operations and wholesale for Sprint. “This pill is a great exercise of Sprint’s strong partnership with RIM in continuing to bring customers powerful devices to enhance their mobility. We ar confident the BlackBerry 4G Playbook from Sprint volition be one of the most anticipated tablets in 2011.”
In addition to Wi-Fi® support, the BlackBerry 4G PlayBook features a 1 GHz dual-sum mainframe, 1 GB of RAM and the new BlackBerry® Tablet OS. The ultra portable, ultra thin tablet volition offer an uncompromised, high gear-faithfulness vane experience with support for Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1, Adobe® Mobile AIR® and HTML-5 enabling customers to enjoy all of the sites, games, media and fullness of the full Internet, delivered at 4G speeds. Additional details and pricing volition be released closer to launching.
Sprint 4G is currently available in 71 markets(2) across the nation, including Atlanta, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and New York City. Sprint first launched 4G in Baltimore in September 2008 and continues to build its 4G service for consumers and business users across the country. For more information, visit www.sprint.com/4G.
For more selective information about the BlackBerry 4G PlayBook, visit www.blackberry.com/playbook or www.sprint.com/4Gplaybook.
About Research In Motion
Research In Motion (RIM), a global drawing card in wireless origination, revolutionized the mobile manufacture with the entry of the BlackBerry® answer in 1999. Today, BlackBerry products and services are used by millions of customers around the worldly concern to stop connected to the citizenry and subject that substance most throughout their twenty-four hours. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. RIM is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ:RIMM – News) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:RIM – News). For more selective information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry bush.com.
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