BlackBerry Solution in Armenia

VivaCell-MTS (K-Telecom CJSC), a subsidiary of Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (“MTS” – NYSE: MBT), Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the BlackBerry® solution in Armenia.

The BlackBerry® solution brings together smartphones, software and services to allow easy wireless access to email, messaging, social networking, phone, calendar, web, multimedia and other business and lifestyle applications. VivaCell-MTS mobile subscribers will now be able to enjoy the freedom and productivity benefits of using BlackBerry® smartphones to stay connected to people and information while on the go.

“Launching BlackBerry smartphones in Armenia for both personal and enterprise use allows VivaCell-MTS subscribers to stay at the forefront of technology. High-speed quality mobile Internet experience is a priority for VivaCell-MTS, and with the growing popularity of data-intensive services, we’re enabling our customers to make the most of VivaCell-MTS’ 3G network with Research In Motion’s latest smartphones,” commented VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian.

“We are very pleased to be part of the BlackBerry solution launch by VivaCell-MTS,” said Mr. Babar Khan, CEO of EMS. “The launch of BlackBerry smartphones in Armenia is an important step for EMS as it shows our commitment to the geographical expansion of the BlackBerry solution. EMS’s expertise of delivering, implementing and supporting the BlackBerry solution will help ensure that best of breed products and support services are delivered allowing VivaCell-MTS to achieve its ultimate business objectives as well as customer satisfaction,” he added.

Paul Lucier, Managing Director, Northern Europe and Russia, RIM also said, “We are pleased to work with VivaCell-MTS and EMS to introduce the BlackBerry solution to VivaCell-MTS customers in Armenia. BlackBerry smartphones are popular with users around the world who want full-featured mobile phones with advanced communications and multimedia capabilities and a choice of sleek, stylish designs.”

At launch, VivaCell-MTS will offer the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700, BlackBerry® Bold™ 9000 and BlackBerry® Storm 2™ 9520 smartphones.

The BlackBerry Bold 9700 is a perfect tool for business professionals and power users. It offers top-of-the-line performance, functionality and features with support for 3G HSDPA networks around the world, a next-generation (624 MHz) processor, 256 MB Flash memory, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi®, a 3.2MP camera and a dazzling, high resolution display.

The BlackBerry Storm2 is RIM’s award-winning touch-screen smartphone. It features a large and brilliant display that provides users with an exceptional mobile experience that includes gaming, videos, photos, web browsing and more. The BlackBerry Storm2 also includes SurePress™ technology, which provides the user with tactile feedback when the touch-screen is pressed.

The BlackBerry Bold 9000 provides premium phone features together with the industry’s leading mobile email and messaging solution, as well as a rich set of multimedia capabilities and easy access to a broad range of additional mobile business and lifestyle applications. It also supports HSDPA high-speed networks around the world and comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi, as well as a brilliant half-VGA colour display (480 x 320 at 217 ppi), 624 MHz processor, digital camera and microSD/SDHC memory card slot.
 

VivaCell-MTS will offer BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for corporate customers and BlackBerry® Internet Service for smaller businesses and individual users.

BlackBerry Enterprise Server is designed for organisations that manage their own email servers. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server software tightly integrates with IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® and offers advanced security and IT policy controls to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data.

BlackBerry Internet Service is designed for smaller businesses and individuals. It allows customers to access up to 10 supported corporate and personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts such as, Yahoo! Mail and Google Mail) from a BlackBerry smartphone.