Sprint prepping to launch iDEN BlackBerry with WiFi in 2008
By Will Park on Friday, April 4th, 2008 at 3:26 PM PST In Announcements, BlackBerry, CTIA Wireless 2008 @ Las Vegas, Devices, RIM (Research in Motion), Sprint
Here’s some good news for die-hard Nextel iDEN network-fans. Sprint (NYSE: S) CEO Dan Hesse announced at CTIA that Sprint will be bringing the addictive smartphone goodness of the BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) to Nextel customers still loyal to the iDEN network-based service.
The new BlackBerry will apparently rock WiFi to help speed up the data-side of things when within range of a wireless hotspot. Hesse said that the new iDEN BlackBerry will be available “later this year.” Exactly when that will be is unclear, but we can expect the launch to happen before or near the holiday shopping season.
