RIM unveils LTE BlackBerry PlayBook

Research In Motion (RIM) has launched a LTE variant of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet with built-in support for cellular networks.

"We’re excited to bring customers the first BlackBerry PlayBook tablet with support for 4G LTE networks," said David J. Smith, executive VP, Mobile Computing at RIM.

The LTE BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is also enterprise ready. It can be managed with BlackBerry Mobile Fusion and includes BlackBerry Balance technology, which allows a user to use a BlackBerry PlayBook for both work and personal purposes by keeping business information secure and separate from personal information.

The LTE BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will come with 32GB of memory storage and will be available from Bell, Rogers and Telus in Canada on August 9, 2012.

Additional variants of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet supporting various cellular networks are expected to be available in the coming months from carriers in the USA, Europe, South Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.