BlackBerry Bold 9780 Number 1 selling smartphone in the UAE for two consecutive months

BlackBerry conquering the United Arab Emirates’ smartphone market

Mobilk - dubai- July 18th, 2011 - Throughout April and May of this year, more BlackBerry® Bold™ 9780 smartphones have been sold in the UAE than any other smartphone, according to  point-of-sale data by market research agency GfK Retail and Technology.

The data, released in June 2011, shows a year-on-year sales growth of 62 percent.

Highlights from the data include:
•    From April 2010 to April 2011, RIM witnessed a year-on-year growth of 53 percent
•    From May 2010 to May 2011, RIM witnessed a year-on-year growth of 62 percent
•    The BlackBerry Bold 9780 was ranked UAE’s #1 selling smartphone in April and May 2011

Sandeep Saihgal, Managing Director for RIM Middle East, comments: “The GfK results reflect our ongoing commitment to the UAE market. We are heavily focused on providing innovative smartphone technology to our BlackBerry users, but also to developing strong relationships with local distributors, carriers and retailers in this market.”