The Dubai Expat Diaries

Blackberry users in the UAE have been baffled by the recent news of the imminent ban on its services in the country. The TRA have announced to cut off its services by October 11 later this year until a solution they seek with RIM is reached.

This has come as a surprise to the many loyal Blackberry users unaware of the controversy surrounding this ban. This will definitely leave a void in the market as no other mobile phone comes even close to providing the ease of staying “connected” and doing business that the Blackberry provides to busy corporate executives.

The decision made in the  interest of security, will end up hurting businesses and corporations as there are no phones in the market at the moment that could take its place. But with the ban a few months away, its possible they  might find an amicable solution just in time and the Blackberry users may heave a sigh of relief.

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