Vodafone launches two Blackberry sets in India

NEW DELHI: Vodafone, formerly Hutch, on Friday introduced two of its Blackberry models keeping in line with its promise of bringing in new and exciting handsets and services.

The British telecom giant introduced Blackberry 8310 and 8820 from Research In Motion (RIM), priced at Rs.24,990 and Rs.31,990, respectively.

Vodafone acquired Hong Kong-based Hutchison International's Indian telecom arm Hutch's stake for $11.1 billion in May this year. The company earlier said it would be investing $2 billion in consolidating and expanding its business in the country.

Vodafone Essar, India's second largest mobile service operator after Airtel, has a subscriber base of 34.11 million and a market share of 20.11 percent as on Aug 31, 2007, according to data released by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI).