Dubbed, 'Danger hiptop2', the bmobile phone system will offer camera, at least six megabits of space and keypad enabled web-browser, the company said in a press statement.

The phone sells for $15,860 (plus GCT) to post-paid customers.  Existing customers will pay only $800 per month for an unlimited data plan; while the charge to new customers will be $1,400 per month.

The phone has a flash-enabled camera that takes VGA quality digital photographs, but the Observer has not been able to determine the mega pixel count.

The phone is a sleek, compact unit that combines a mobile phone with push email, AOL® Instant MessengerT (AIM®), HTML Web browser, text-messaging, calendar, address book, an integrated digital camera and a catalog full of games, ringtones, and additional applications and content.  "We are pleased to offer the next generation hiptop product to our customers in Jamaica", said Stephen Brewer, C&W's chief executive officer of Caribbean Mobile.  "The original hip top device was embraced by Cable & Wireless customers in the Cayman Islands, for its versatility and ease-of-use at a compelling price point."

Cable & Wireless' partner in the venture said the hiptop allowed customers to communicate on their own terms, "whether it's through a phone call, e-mail, text messaging or instant messaging," according to Hank Nothhaft, chairman and chief executive officer of Danger Inc.

"We are pleased to continue our value relationship with Cable & Wireless," added Nothhaft.

Hiptop customers will continue to be offered new content and applications for download through the device catalog, which includes applications such as Intellisyne® software for synchronising tasks, calendar and address book data with Microsoft Outlook as well as the latest ringtones and entertaining games.

Cable & Wireless is the first mobile carrier in the Caribbean to introduce the Danger hiptop wireless solution, having launched the original hiptop in The Cayman Islands in 2003.

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