ABU DHABI, UAE - Etisalat and Research in Motion announced the launch of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 in the United Arab Emirates. RIM continues to expand its influence around the world with BlackBerry products appearing on new networks every week.

The Bold 9700 is very popular among BlackBerry users; it is slim, lightweight, and loaded with features. It has a large crisp light-sensing display, a trackpad, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi, a full QWERTY keyboard, 3G with HSDPA, 256MB RAM, a 3.2 megapixel camera, a microSD memory card slot (2GB included, supports to 32GB), Bluetooth 2.1, a 3.5mm headset jack, and the new 5.0 operating system.

"The launch of the latest edition of the popular BlackBerry Bold Smartphone gives our customers an even greater choice in terms of Smartphones with support through Etisalat’s high speed, reliable mobile broadband network", said Essa Al Haddad, Chief Marketing Officer, Etisalat. "Our customers can stay connected while on the move with coverage across 99% of the populated areas in the UAE to get an unbeatable service experience from Etisalat".