Orange has announced it has agreed a new deal to supply Derby City Council (DCC) with hundreds of BlackBerry devices.
The network operator revealed that the 24-month offer - which began on February 1st 2010 - will save the body an estimated £200,000 per year.
Under the deal, Orange will provide 1,500 voice connections to the council, as well as BlackBerry mobile phones which will enable employees to remain connected to the internet and emails when they are out of the office.
Orange offers three BlackBerry handsets - the Bold 9700, Curve 8520 and Curve 8900 - although it has not revealed which of the smartphones it will supply to the council.
Much of the money will be saved by Orange's creation of a new virtual private network which will give DCC reduced calling rates between its landlines and mobile phones.
Furthermore, it has agreed to ship 500 3G dongles as part of the Computers for Pupils and Home Access Targeted User Group initiatives, which will give mobile broadband access to underprivileged children and those who are not in the school system.
The deal was welcomed by director of corporate at Orange UK Robert Ainger, who said the operator is "delighted".
He added: "We have built a positive relationship with DCC and we look forward to continuing working closely with the team there to help make continued efficiencies and improve their delivery of services."
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