Whether travels to London, China, Australia, or beyond are on the 2008 travel schedule, Verizon Wireless customers can now add a touch of style to their world travel with their favorite globe-trotting wireless companion: the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition Smartphone in red. The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition in red will be available online at www.verizonwireless.com and through Business Sales channels tomorrow.

The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition in red and Verizon Wireless’ Global BlackBerry service allow customers to access e-mail and place and receive domestic and international calls in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, and parts of Africa.

The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition in red features a large high-resolution color display and intuitive trackball navigation to help Verizon Wireless customers easily view e-mails, attachments, videos, and Web sites, and a back-lit QWERTY keyboard that makes it easy to send e-mail responses or instant messages with Mobile IM. The thin, stylish smartphone also offers the following capabilities and features:

• EV-DO/GPRS network connection for high-speed data transfer in more than 90 countries
• GSM/GPRS (900/1800 MHz) for continued voice and e-mail while traveling internationally
• Auto-selection of CDMA/GSM Mode
• Built-in navigation to support VZ NavigatorSM for audible turn-by-turn directions in the U.S.
• Bluetooth wireless support for certain profiles, including stereo (A2DP)
  Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD)
• Media player
• Speakerphone
• Expandable memory storage option with microSD/SDHC card slot

The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition in red is available online for $299.99 after a $100 rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.