Bangkok--22 Dec--Hill & Knowlton Thailand
Research In Motion Reports Third Quarter Results
RIM completed the third quarter of fiscal 2010 with record shipments of more than 10 million BlackBerry smartphones during the third quarter with higher than expected revenue, earnings and subscriber growth
Revenue
Revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 was $3.92 billion, up 11% from $3.53 billion in the previous quarter and up 41% from $2.78 billion in the same quarter of last year.
Units Shipped
During the quarter, RIM shipped approximately 10.1 million devices, including its 75 millionth BlackBerry smartphone.
Subscribers
Approximately 4.4 million net new BlackBerry? subscriber accounts were added in the quarter.
At the end of the quarter, the total BlackBerry subscriber account base was approximately 36 million.
Carrier/Country
BlackBerry is available from approximately 530 carriers and distribution partners in 170 countries around the world.
Guidance for Q4 FY10
Revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 ending February 27, 2010 is expected to be in the range of $4.2-$4.4 billion. Net subscriber account additions in the fourth quarter are expected to be in the range of 4.4-4.7 million.
The financial release can be found at:
http://press.rim.com/release.jsp?id=3067
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