BlackBerry remains number 1 selling smartphone in KSA for eleven consecutive months

Over the past year, more BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphones have been sold in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia than any other smartphone, according to point-of-sale data by market research agency GfK Retail and Technology. The data, released in June 2011, shows a year-on-year sales growth of 112%.

Highlights from the data include:
- The BlackBerry Curve 8520 was ranked KSA’s #1 selling smartphone from July 2010 until May 2011, or eleven consecutive months
- BlackBerry was one of only two smartphoness to make the top 10 smartphones list in sales, in turn taking the best selling product slot
- From April 2010 to April 2011, RIM witnessed a year-on-year growth of 167%
- From May 2010 to May 2011, RIM witnessed a year-on-year growth of 112%

Sandeep Saihgal, Managing Director for RIM Middle East, comments: “The GfK results reflect our ongoing commitment to the KSA market. We are heavily focused on providing innovative smartphone technology to our BlackBerry users, but also to developing strong relationships with local distributors, carriers and retailers in this market.”

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