Ncell, EMS and RIM Introduce the BlackBerry Solution In Nepal

Kathmandu, Nepal and Waterloo, ON - Ncell, Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) launched the BlackBerry® solution in Nepal. The BlackBerry solution brings together smartphones, software and services to allow easy wireless access to email, phone, calendar, web, multimedia and other business and lifestyle applications. Ncell customers in Nepal will now be able to enjoy the freedom and productivity benefits of using BlackBerry® smartphones to stay connected to people and information on the go.

Ncell will be the first service provider to introduce the BlackBerry solution in Nepal and EMS will assist Ncell in launching, delivering, supporting and selling the BlackBerry solution to its customers. Together, EMS and Ncell will address the market by delivering a suite of BlackBerry products and services for Ncell’s business and individual customers.

Ncell is offering BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for corporate customers and BlackBerry® Internet Service for smaller businesses and individual users. At launch, Ncell will offer the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 smartphone to its customers.

BlackBerry Enterprise Server is designed for organizations that manage their own email servers. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server software tightly integrates with IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® and provides advanced security and IT policy controls to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data.

BlackBerry Internet Service is designed for smaller businesses and individuals. It allows customers to access up to 10 supported corporate and personal email accounts, including most popular ISP and web-based email accounts such as Windows Live™ Hotmail®, Yahoo!® Mail and Google Mail™, from a BlackBerry smartphone.

The BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone offers top-of-the-line performance, functionality and features with support for 3G HSDPA networks around the world, a next-generation (624 MHz) processor, 256 MB Flash memory, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi®, a 3.2MP camera and a sharp, dazzling display.

“We are excited to be the first mobile operator to launch the BlackBerry solution in Nepal. We act in commitment to the Ncell brand values which guide us to be the market pioneer and a reliable partner to our customers, agile in anticipating and meeting the market and customer needs,” said Mr. Pasi Koistinen, CEO of Ncell. “With the BlackBerry solution, we are taking our customers to a higher level of mobility for both work and play. BlackBerry smartphone subscribers at Ncell will benefit from accessing their email accounts anywhere within the reach of Ncell’s mobile network which already covers approximately 65 percent of Nepal’s population.”

“This launch is another milestone in the region for Emitac Mobile Solutions to reinforce our ability to leverage our strong BlackBerry solution expertise and regional presence. As a result of our seamless cooperation, Ncell has been able to launch the service faster than expected meeting the market demand right from the beginning,” said Mr. Babar Khan, CEO of Emitac Mobile Solutions. “We look forward to a great future for the BlackBerry solution in Nepal.”

Norm Lo, Vice President of Asia Pacific, Research In Motion added, “It is with great pleasure that RIM has worked with Emitac Mobile Solutions and Ncell to introduce the BlackBerry solution in Nepal. The BlackBerry solution is the right choice for people who want to stay connected to colleagues, friends and family, as well as access a broad range of business and personal information and content while they are on the move.”

About Ncell
Spice Nepal Private Limited was established in 2004 as the first private operator of mobile communication services in the GSM standard in Nepal. The services were commercially launched under the Mero Mobile brand on September 17, 2005. As of March 2010, Spice Nepal operates under the Ncell brand. At year-end 2009, Spice Nepal had some 2.2 million subscriptions and around USD 90 million in annual net sales.

Since October 2008, Spice Nepal has been part of TeliaSonera, a leading European telecommunication company present in over 20 markets with more than 450 million inhabitants, including the Nordic and Baltic countries, the emerging markets of Eurasia and Spain. In the emerging markets of Eurasia, TeliaSonera has majority holdings in leading mobile operators in Kazakhstan (Kcell), Azerbaijan (Azercell), Georgia (Geocell), Moldova (Moldcell), Tajikistan (Tcell), Uzbekistan (Ucell), Nepal (Ncell) and Cambodia (Star-Cell). TeliaSonera is also a minority owner of MegaFon in Russia and Turkcell in Turkey.

For more information about Ncell and TeliaSonera please visit www.ncell.com.np and www.teliasonera.com.

About Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS)
Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS) is a Dubai-based solutions and service provider and RIM strategic channel partner focused on the delivery, implementation and support of BlackBerry® Solutions. Delivered by an experienced team of mobile professionals, EMS provides the mobile operator with sales, marketing, distribution, solution implementation and technical support services for the BlackBerry wireless platform from Research In Motion (RIM). For organizations using the BlackBerry wireless platform, EMS provides the ability to rapidly create, deploy and manage robust client-server wireless applications that reduce an organization's total cost of ownership and significantly increases the value of their mobile technology investment. EMS is the region’s first Mobile Virtual Solutions Provider (MVSP) whose services are delivered through partnerships the company has with mobile operators in the Gulf, North Africa and Eastern Europe. For more information about EMS please visit www.emsmobile.ae.

About Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM’s portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. RIM is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.