A report in Fortune is confirming industry scuttlebutt that Canada’s Research In Motion will be delaying the introduction of its much-anticipated 3G Blackberry phone on AT&T’s wireless network. The phone—commonly dubbed “Meteor”—was tentatively scheduled to reach buyers in June. Fortune says August is a more likely date, apparently because AT&T has concerns over call quality with the phone.
Neither company would comment on the reports.
RIM is widely known to be developing a 3G phone using HSDPA 3G mobile technology, deployed both on AT&T’s U.S. network as well widely throughout Europe. AT&T CFO Rick Lindner referred to the phone earlier this week while discussing the company’s quarterly financial results, indicating the company was “just starting” to see a 3G BlackBerry.
