3G BlackBerry coming to Australia
"They want it to have all the bells and whistles: GPS, Wi-Fi -- but it's still in development and that could all change," Ting told Jo.
The device, due early next year, will have a maximum download speed around 3.6Mbps.
Although the Next G network has a theoretical maximum download speed of 14.4Mbps, the Telstra-flavored BlackBerry is expected to offer speeds of around 3.6Mbps.
Norm Lo, RIM's VP of Asia Pacific, added at a launch event for the BlackBerry Curve speed is not necessarily a high priority for users.
"It depends on the applications you are using -- you don't really need high speed, you need low latency."