According to Research In Motion (RIM), its BlackBerry Bold smartphone support tri-band HSDPA and Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g) networks. Other features include: a 624MHz mobile processor; 128MB Flash memory plus 1GB on-board storage memory, as well as a microSD/SDHC memory card slot with support for up to 16GB of additional storage; and two megapixel camera with video recording capability, built-in flash and digital zoom.

The company claims that MSWord, Excel or PowerPoint files can be edited directly on the handset using the preloaded DataViz Documents to Go software suite. It encompasses other features like Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), Bluetooth 2.0, with support for hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits (including car kits that adhere to the Bluetooth Remote SIM Access Profile) and other Bluetooth peripherals.

Mark Guibert, vice president of corporate marketing at RIM, said: The BlackBerry Bold smartphone combines powerful communications, multimedia and connectivity features that are complemented by a wide range of third party software applications for both business use and personal enjoyment. We are pleased to be working with EMS (Emitac Mobile Solution) and Ufone to bring the powerful and sophisticated BlackBerry Bold to customers in Pakistan.

Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS) is a Dubai based service provider and a RIM strategic channel partner focused on the delivery, implementation and support of BlackBerry services. It provides the mobile operator with sales, marketing, distribution, solution implementation and technical support services for the BlackBerry wireless platform from Research In Motion (RIM).