Airtel, the first telecoms company in Nigeria to introduce BlackBerry 10 in its outlets nationwide, has introduced unique bundled data plans for the device.
BlackBerry 10 from Airtel Nigeria now has three different BB10 data plans, called BB10 Max, BB10 Mid and BB10 Lite.
According to the company, its data package is presently the best in Nigeria because users can get as much as 1.5GB more than any other in the highly competitive Nigerian telecoms sector.
Furthermore, the company is offering its BB10 plan to both its prepaid and postpaid customers.
Airtel Nigeria’s Chief Marketing Officer, Olu Akanmu, said the new data plans demonstrate Airtel’s innovativeness.
“We are a committed brand that continuously seeks to give our esteemed customers a head-start on technology and innovation,” he said,
“Only a fortnight ago, we became the first operator to sell the BlackBerry 10 smartphones across our shops. Today, we are backing up this feat with another first by providing those who have purchased the phones opportunity to enjoy our superfast internet and messenger services that rides on our superior and widest 3G coverage in Nigeria.”
Like Etisalat and Globacom, BlackBerry 10 from Airtel currently costs NGN100,000 (US$631) which is NGN2,000 more than the cost of the device from MTN which sells it for NGN98,000 (US$619).
While postpaid subscribers need to visit the Airtel office for subscription, customers on prepaid plan can obtain the BB10 plan by sending BBM, BIM and BLM for BB10 Max monthly, BB10 Mid monthly and BB10 Lite monthly respectively to 440.
