BlackBerry and Palm may go on sale soon
By Joanne Chui |
November 24, 2009, Tuesday
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CHINA Telecom aims to sell BlackBerry handsets and Palm smartphones in China by early next year, as it tries to gain share from its two larger mobile telecom rivals, a source familiar with the situation said yesterday.
China Telecom, the smallest of the country's three major mobile operators, is fighting to compete in the country's increasingly cutthroat mobile market, the world's largest by subscribers with some 700 million users.
Its roll-out of Research in Motion's popular BlackBerry, optimized for receiving and sending e-mails, could be a boost for China Telecom, which does not yet have any high profile smartphone tie-ups with overseas handset makers.
"China Telecom hopes to have released BlackBerry handsets by the end of the year or early next year," said the source, adding that the firm is also in talks with Palm to release Palm smartphones in the same time period.
China Telecom declined comment.
Rival China Unicom launched Apple's iPhone last month.
China Mobile, the world's largest mobile carrier and China's dominant player, has shown interest in selling the iPhone and has said it is still in talks with Apple.
China Telecom, the smallest of the country's three major mobile operators, is fighting to compete in the country's increasingly cutthroat mobile market, the world's largest by subscribers with some 700 million users.
Its roll-out of Research in Motion's popular BlackBerry, optimized for receiving and sending e-mails, could be a boost for China Telecom, which does not yet have any high profile smartphone tie-ups with overseas handset makers.
"China Telecom hopes to have released BlackBerry handsets by the end of the year or early next year," said the source, adding that the firm is also in talks with Palm to release Palm smartphones in the same time period.
China Telecom declined comment.
Rival China Unicom launched Apple's iPhone last month.
China Mobile, the world's largest mobile carrier and China's dominant player, has shown interest in selling the iPhone and has said it is still in talks with Apple.
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