[5] The Communicator was highly advanced at the time, featuring sending and receiving e-mail and fax via its CSD (Circuit Switched Data) modem, to transmit data over the GSM network at a bitrate of 9.6 kbit/s,[6] printing documents using its IrDA port,[6] and it also had a web browser and business programs.

[7] It is formed of a clamshell design that opens up to reveal a monochrome LCD with a 640 × 200 resolution and a full QWERTY keyboard similar to a Psion PDA,[3] and weighing 397 grams (14.0 oz).

"[10] The Nokia 9000 Communicator received several awards including:[11] The product line was discontinued in 2000 with the introduction of Nokia 9210 Communicator which introduced a wide TFT colour internal screen, 32-bit ARM9-based RISC CPU at 52 MHz, 16 MB of internal memory, enhanced web abilities and most importantly saw the operating system change to the Symbian operating system.

The 9210i launched in 2002 increased the internal memory to 40 MB, video streaming and flash 5 support for the web browser.

The Nokia 9000 is used by Val Kilmer when he played Simon Templar in the 1997 remake of The Saint,[12] and by Anthony Hopkins and Chris Rock in the action comedy Bad Company.