BlackBerry, a Canadian smartphone firm has signed an agreement with Optiemus Infracom to manufacture BlackBerry Android handsets in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh.
BlackBerry and Optiemus have an existing partnership since November last year to distribute and to sale BlackBerry’s DTEK50 and DTEK60 handsets. These devices will continue to be available through the company’s distribution network.
BlackBerry has said in a statement that “With this latest regional deal, BlackBerry has now achieved full global coverage for licensees in all markets to manufacture BlackBerry branded devices, proving the company is delivering on its licensing strategy and accelerating its transaction to be a leading security software and services company.”
