UAE and RIM resolve differences, BlackBerry service to continue after October 11

By on Oct 8, 2010 at 9:44 AM
General October 8, 2010

Reuters is reporting that the United Arab Emirates and BlackBarry manufacturer Research In Motion have resolved differences that could have potentially left 500,000 BlackBerry subscribers without data services after October 11. “The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has confirmed that Blackberry services are now compliant with the UAE’s telecommunications regulatory framework,” reported WAM, a state run news agency. “All Blackberry services in the UAE will continue to operate as normal and no suspension of service will occur on October 11, 2010,” the news outlet continued. The UAE had threatened to shutter BlackBerry data services due to their inability to access RIM servers through legal means if necessary; BlackBerry data was handled by servers outside of the UAE which created a security and sovereignty nightmare for the Arab state. The WAM report also gave kudos to Research In Motion, citing “positive engagement” and professional “collaboration” from the Canadian company.

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  • Tony

    How can you tell if your data is shut off when it never works in the first place?

    • PAPINYC

      Those are the Blackberry Jihadists downranking you. But, you do bring up a very valid point.

      • Tony

        Funny, I was like that too until I experiences a real smart phone. Why pay $30/month for something that literally does not work?

  • MacMan

    This whole deal was dumb, really dumb.

  • bringit

    Does the UAE only have one building? It’s the same picture every time.

    • lolmoney

      Sorry to hear about your limited exposure to life.

    • PAPINYC

      Not only that but, it has got to be an unusually phallic design even for a building. Oh no I didn’t; please don’t Jihad me!

      • rhino

        Seriously? If that is phallic for you then you probably have a very skewed interpretation of either the word or the actual thing.

    • Judge Smails

      That boat would make a good hotel.

    • jordan

      No maybe u should use google more often it really works

  • Shexo

    Good for UAE

  • Norm

    If UAE wants true stability and security they ought to consider switching to DROID. It has a far superior system than RIM can provide. Additionally, DROID and business go hand in hand. Businessmen need custom ROMS and widgets to get things done. And only DROID DOES that.

    • Apocalypse

      yeah ok..meanwhile google is mining for information at every keystroke…No Thanks.

  • rhino

    Who is BlackBarry?…..furthermore, who is the editor?

    • rhino

      BlackBarry…it’s in the first sentence!

  • LemonadeJoe

    I suspect Blackberry gave UAE access to everyone’s emails and data:

    “However, the Gulf Arab state gave no details on Friday of what RIM had agreed to beyond stating that BlackBerry services were now compliant with UAE telecoms regulations.”

  • Mj

    Right businessmen use custom roms that can potentially make the device unstable and cause security risk …..norm I hate u

  • lurch

    Does that building look like it’s leaning to the left to anybody else?

  • drew dogg

    I think there’s a pill for that curvage ya got there… so what does this mean bb bowed down to them? So there is pretty much no privacy in Arab nations now? This would never and I mean never happen in the states.

    • lurch

      Yup. Bowed down faster than Obama.

    • Jordan T

      All they wanted was the same privileges that the US and Europe already had… that is allow the government to retrieve user data when a warrant was presented.. don’t be fooled into thinking big brother can’t watch you on your bb

      • Wake Up

        They already had that this was about being able to take information from large corporations for the purpose of industrial espionage.

  • Olegreg

    Drew dogg don’t say never because we are quickly advancing down that path. If the current administration is allowed to continue pushing their agenda this very thing could and will happen here.

  • JM

    You do realize that it was the Bush administration who pushed the inaccurately named Patriot Act..right?

    I would really like to know what access RIM has been able or willing to provide.

  • Mohammed

    Man I’ve been worried ever since this ban was announced.

    I bought a 9700 from Axiom with a 12-month plan, just to hear a week later that BB’s were going to be banned altogether.

    I guess the agreement was inevitable though.

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