Fixed Mobile Convergence

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November 06, 2009

RIM, Verizon Wireless Debut New BlackBerry Curve 8530 Smart Phone

By Shamila Janakiraman, TMCnet Contributor


Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion reportedly introduced the BlackBerry (News - Alert) Curve 8530 smart phone.

 
The device is the latest to the BlackBerry Curve series of smart phones. It is a slim device which gives customers access to Verizon (News - Alert) Wireless’ 3G network, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi capabilities besides giving access to music, games and other mobile apps for entertainment while traveling.
 
The BlackBerry Curve 8530 smart phone comes in black and smoky violet. It features a highly tactile, easy-to-use full QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive trackpad for reliable and responsive typing and navigation. The performance is further enhanced with the 256 MB flash memory and 528 MHz processor. It supports voice-activated dialing and Bluetooth besides supporting hands-free headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals, RIM said in a news release.
 
The new device is 3G-enabled and the GPS offers support for location-based applications like geotagging pictures and Verizon Wireless’ VZ Navigator service. The 2.0 megapixel digital camera comes with zoom and video recording features. The media player has dedicated media keys on the top of the handset and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack. BlackBerry Media Sync makes it easy to sync music from the computer to the smart phone.
 
Users can access the BlackBerry App World which offers several third-party mobile applications developed for the BlackBerry smart phones. Categories featured in the App World include games, entertainment, social networking and sharing, news and weather, productivity and many others.
 
Connectivity is enhanced by the smart phone which gives access to e-mail; allows messaging with IM, SMS and MMS and links to popular social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace (News - Alert).
 
BlackBerry services offer access to up to 10 supported e-mail accounts including Yahoo!, Windows Live Hotmail, AOL (News - Alert) and Gmail and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server support provides advanced security and IT administration features for corporate deployments.
The memory capacity is expandable through a hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot which supports up to 16 GB cards. This is expected to support next generation 32 GB cards when they become available said company sources.
 
Research In Motion designs and manufactures innovative wireless solutions for enhancing worldwide mobile communications. RIM develops integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards. Its platforms and solutions provide seamless access to time-sensitive information including e-mail, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications.

Shamila Janakiraman is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Shamila’s articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Amy Tierney


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Fixed Mobile Convergence

encompasses a wide range of mobile services that converge elements of fixed communications infrastructure to complement the core mobile service. In most cases fixed mobile convergence (FMC) services allow the user or the network to take advantage of higher speed, cheaper local unlicensed access networks in local environments for lower value, high volume transactions.
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BlackBerry® Mobile Voice System (BlackBerry MVS) BlackBerry® Mobile Voice System (BlackBerry MVS) converges office desk phones and BlackBerry® smartphones, allowing users to access standard enterprise voice features whether at their desks or on the go*. BlackBerry MVS encompasses BlackBerry® MVS Client software for BlackBerry smartphones, BlackBerry MVS Services of BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, and the Ascendent Voice Mobility Suite.

With BlackBerry MVS, BlackBerry smartphone users can access enterprise desk phone options directly from the menu interface of the BlackBerry phone application, while at the same time securely authenticating to the organization’s enterprise telephony system (PBX). BlackBerry MVS also gives IT administrators the control to set voice policies on the BlackBerry smartphone, so that inbound and outbound calls use the enterprise line. This allows for all mobile calls to be logged or recorded for compliance with regulatory or corporate standards.
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