'Blackberry Mercury', Other Blackberry Products, To Be Released At MWC 2017
Rommel"Blackberry Mercury" had long been discussed by tech experts after it got leaked late last year. It added excitement to the rejuvenated Blackberry crew wishing to return to the top of the Smartphone industry. Last week at CES 2017, a glimpse of the latest phone from Blackberry was revealed by TCL. But now, more and more information have been announced by TCL Communication Technology Holdings (TCT) and here are some of the things to know about the new Blackberry handset.
According to reports, the latest phone to be designed and engineered called "Blackberry Mercury" will not be reaching the Indian marketplace. While there is still a chance that it will be released there with a different manufacturer. Blackberry, in a blog post, said that they are looking for license partners to bring the new phone to a global scale.
"Blackberry Mercury" in MWC 2017. The Mobile World Congress 2017 will showcase the specs, features, and details of the new handset. In fact, licensing agreements have been confirmed for Blackberry and TCL back in December, the latter holding the rights to make and sell the brand in all countries aside from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, and India. For Indonesia, one of Blackberry's biggest markets, they are looking to partner with different distributors and manufacturers locally and deal with BB Merah Putih has been finalized.
The launch of the new "Blackberry Mercury" in Indonesia may be underway and it is expected as soon as possible. "We have various parties creating and distributing so more BB phones will be out there," as said by John Chen on their blog. For Ralph Pini, the GM and COO for Blackberry Mobility Solutions, they are in the midst of a great momentum in terms of their strategy in licensing in pursuant of bringing their products to the rest of the world.
This implies that TCL is aggressive in meeting its targets and even if there are hurdles to conquer in certain territories, the Mercury smartphone pushes ahead. A sneak peeks of the phone was revealed last CES 2017 defining "Blackberry Mercury" as the last phone designed and engineered by in-house Blackberry developers. For specs and features, here is what we know about the new phone. More details to follow at MWC 2017 next month:
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