New Delhi: The former Hutch, Vodafone has launched two Blackberry models, in line with its commitment to bring in new handsets and services.

Vodafone Essar is India''s second largest mobile service operator, behind only Indian giant Bharti Airtel. It has a subscriber base of 34.11 million, with a market share of 20.11 per cent as of Aug 31, 2007, as per data reported by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI).

Vodafone announced the introduction of the Blackberry 8310 and 8820, manufactured by Research In Motion (RIM), which are priced at Rs24,990 and Rs.31,990 respectively.