NTT Docomo will bring the BlackBerry Bold to Japan some time during the first quarter of 2009. The highest-end model from Canada's Research In Motion (RIM), the Bold boasts full browsing ability, audio and video playback, along with the line's well-known tiny physical keyboard. In Japan, the device will use Docomo's 3.6Mbps "FOMA High Speed" HSDPA service, in addition to its 80.11a/b/g WiFi and GPS connectivity. Service pricing plans remain undecided. Like the BlackBerry 8707h before it, Docomo plans to make the model available to individual buyers as well as enterprises. Specifically, Docomo aims for 70% enterprise buyers and 30% individual with the Bold, the company's president told press. (More fun to come in 2009: Docomo also expects to launch 10 handsets running Google's new Android OS.)
Press release (Japanese):
http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/info/news_release/page/080929_00.html
BlackBerry Bold (English):
http://www.blackberry.com/blackberrybold/