Bell to launch RIM smartphone that works on GSM

TORONTO – Bell Mobility and Research In Motion said that the new Blackberry 8830 World Edition will launch this summer and will be the first CDMA device to support international roaming on GSM/GPRS Networks. CDMA (which is used by Telus and Bell) is a dominant technology here in North America while GSM (which Rogers deployed) is the primary delivery technology in the rest of the world. The 8830 World Edition smartphone "is the first CDMA Blackberry smartphone to deliver the high-speed mobile connectivity of CDMA in Canada and North America, combined with international voice and data roaming on GSM/GPRS networks...