We had a late lunch at the Circles in Shangri-la with representatives of Research in Motion (RIM) from Singapore yesterday and they briefly discussed with us their current standing in the Philippine smartphone market. Here are some tidbits of our discussion yesterday: 1) RIM has over 800 retailers carrying the BlackBerry handsets in the country on top of the carriers that bundle them with plans. 3) RIM is now offering 24 months warranty on all devices (handsets only), the first and only extended warranty on any commercial smartphone in the country. 4) According to a recent survey by GfK, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is the top-selling smarpthone in the Philippines. 5) RIM now has a total user-base in excess of 100,000 smartphones in the Philippines (based on activation, they actually said it's in the 6 figures but would not say exactly how many). As for the Philippine office, RIM does not have anything concrete about putting up one in the Philippines. As for the local release of the BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900, they could not say anything solid but promised it should be out in the Philippines before December 2011. RIM obviously wants more and is hoping for a bigger smartphone market in the Philippines. Read more in our articles including "RIM wants more but is mum about Philippine office" and "BlackBerry Playbook is RIM's Tablet".
We had a late lunch at the Circles in Shangri-la with representatives of Research in Motion (RIM) from Singapore yesterday and they briefly discussed with us their current standing in the Philippine smartphone market. Here are some tidbits of our discussion yesterday: 1) RIM has over 800 retailers carrying the BlackBerry handsets in the country on top of the carriers that bundle them with plans.
3) RIM is now offering 24 months warranty on all devices (handsets only), the first and only extended warranty on any commercial smartphone in the country. 4) According to a recent survey by GfK, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is the top-selling smarpthone in the Philippines. 5) RIM now has a total user-base in excess of 100,000 smartphones in the Philippines (based on activation, they actually said it's in the 6 figures but would not say exactly how many).
Our coverage of rim philippines includes: "RIM wants more but is mum about Philippine office"; "BlackBerry Playbook is RIM's Tablet"; "BlackBerry Curve 8520 in Red and White?". Each article provides unique insights and information.