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Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM), the manufacturer of BlackBerry smartphones, hopes to launch a new BlackBerry model in China by the end of October this year, an official from RIM China said last Friday at a conference in Shenzhen.
"We will hopefully be able to secure a network access license from the Ministry of Industry and Informatization [MII] before the end of October this year for our second BlackBerry model for the Chinese market," Johnson Xu, RIM's south China sales director, told Interfax at the First China Mobile Phone Industry Research Conference.
The new model will probably have a camera and multimedia functions, Xu said.
In October last year, RIM introduced its first BlackBerry for China, the 8700g, through a distribution deal with Alcatel-Lucent.
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) achieved certification to sell the 8700g model in China through a partnership with TCL Communications, a Chinese mobile device manufacturer that holds the Alcatel brand for mobile handsets.
RIM will continue to work with Alcatel-Lucent to distribute the second BlackBerry model in China, Xu said.
When asked by an audience member at the conference if Apple's (AAPL) launch of the iPhone has threatened the sales of BlackBerry smartphones worldwide, Xu said that there has not been a significant impact.
"The iPhone targets consumers while BlackBerry targets enterprise users. Apple has not, to date, launched an enterprise solution to counter RIM's. We have different markets," he said.
An official from Shanghai Mobile told Interfax earlier this week that the 8700g costs RMB 2,200 ($314.29) if the subscriber signs a one-year contract for the RMB 398 ($56.85) per month BlackBerry service package. The device is supplied free to those who sign a two-year contract for the RMB 598 ($85.43) per month package.
The RMB 398 ($56.85) monthly package has a monthly 50 Megabytes [MB] data cap within mainland China, while the RMB 598 ($85.43) package has a 398 MB monthly data cap within mainland China and 2 MB of data outside mainland China, according to the Shanghai Mobile official. Xu said RIM shares the monthly service fees with China Mobile.
Two Sony Ericsson mobile handset models that utilize the BlackBerry Connect software can also be used with China Mobile's BlackBerry push mail service.
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Wednesday, 16 April , 2008, 18:56
New Delhi: The Home Ministry has asked telecom operators not to offer “certain” BlackBerry services until a proper monitoring system is put in place, said Minister of State for Home Affairs Sriprakash Jaiswal.
“The government has issued instructions to all mobile service providers, inter alia asking them not to connect or provide/run certain BlackBerry services unless the required monitoring systems are in place,” Jaiswal said, even as he highlighted that it has not imposed restrictions on the use of BlackBerry. The Minister was answering a query in the Lok Sabha.
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By “certain" services the government meant that the four service providers currently offering BlackBerry services in India - Airtel, Vodafone, BPL and Reliance Communications - should temporarily stop the services between one BlackBerry to another. This is because calls and e-mails exchanged within BlackBerry handsets cannot be intercepted as the servers are based in Canada.
India has asked Research in Motion (RIM), the licensor of BlackBerry, which has over 12 million users globally, to route all its calls and e-mails through servers based in India to allow security agencies to read them as it fears its usage by terrorist outfits.
RIM officials are believed to have sought time till the end of the month to explain their position and address the issues voiced by the government.
India has also warned of “strict action” if RIM fails to come out with a viable solution to such a serious issue, telecom ministry sources said.
BlackBerry services were introduced in India in October 2004. The services came under the government's scanner last year when an application by Tata Teleservices to launch a similar service was rejected over security concerns.
INDIA BANS BLACKBERRY TO BLACKBERRY PUSH EAMIL/SMS SERVICE
RIMM MANAGEMENT =BUNCH OF CROOKS
Government asks operators to restrict 'certain' BlackBerry services
Wednesday, 16 April , 2008, 18:56
New Delhi: The Home Ministry has asked telecom operators not to offer “certain” BlackBerry services until a proper monitoring system is put in place, said Minister of State for Home Affairs Sriprakash Jaiswal.
“The government has issued instructions to all mobile service providers, inter alia asking them not to connect or provide/run certain BlackBerry services unless the required monitoring systems are in place,” Jaiswal said, even as he highlighted that it has not imposed restrictions on the use of BlackBerry. The Minister was answering a query in the Lok Sabha.
For more news, analysis click here>> | For more Science and Medicine news click here >>
By “certain" services the government meant that the four service providers currently offering BlackBerry services in India - Airtel, Vodafone, BPL and Reliance Communications - should temporarily stop the services between one BlackBerry to another. This is because calls and e-mails exchanged within BlackBerry handsets cannot be intercepted as the servers are based in Canada.
India has asked Research in Motion (RIM), the licensor of BlackBerry, which has over 12 million users globally, to route all its calls and e-mails through servers based in India to allow security agencies to read them as it fears its usage by terrorist outfits.
RIM officials are believed to have sought time till the end of the month to explain their position and address the issues voiced by the government.
India has also warned of “strict action” if RIM fails to come out with a viable solution to such a serious issue, telecom ministry sources said.
BlackBerry services were introduced in India in October 2004. The services came under the government's scanner last year when an application by Tata Teleservices to launch a similar service was rejected over security concerns.
INDIA officially ordered Mobile Operators in India last night to shut Blackberry to blackberry Communication services and Management has failed to file 8k and warn Investors on major negative event , which can bust Blackberry Service Business Model World Wide.
Government asks operators to restrict 'certain' BlackBerry services
Wednesday, 16 April , 2008, 18:56
New Delhi: The Home Ministry has asked telecom operators not to offer “certain” BlackBerry services until a proper monitoring system is put in place, said Minister of State for Home Affairs Sriprakash Jaiswal.
“The government has issued instructions to all mobile service providers, inter alia asking them not to connect or provide/run certain BlackBerry services unless the required monitoring systems are in place,” Jaiswal said, even as he highlighted that it has not imposed restrictions on the use of BlackBerry. The Minister was answering a query in the Lok Sabha.
For more news, analysis click here>> | For more Science and Medicine news click here >>
By “certain" services the government meant that the four service providers currently offering BlackBerry services in India - Airtel, Vodafone, BPL and Reliance Communications - should temporarily stop the services between one BlackBerry to another. This is because calls and e-mails exchanged within BlackBerry handsets cannot be intercepted as the servers are based in Canada.
India has asked Research in Motion (RIM), the licensor of BlackBerry, which has over 12 million users globally, to route all its calls and e-mails through servers based in India to allow security agencies to read them as it fears its usage by terrorist outfits.
RIM officials are believed to have sought time till the end of the month to explain their position and address the issues voiced by the government.
India has also warned of “strict action” if RIM fails to come out with a viable solution to such a serious issue, telecom ministry sources said.
BlackBerry services were introduced in India in October 2004. The services came under the government's scanner last year when an application by Tata Teleservices to launch a similar service was rejected over security concerns.
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SCAM CONTINUES
China Mobile BlackBerrys inch closer. China Mobile (CHL) will release or announce the official release date of Research In Motion's (RIMM) Alcatel-BlackBerry handsets around May 17. An original December 2007 release was delayed due to connectivity issues.
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Thank you Mr Petti for your disclosure! You are a great American
HOW DO YOU DISABLE THIS?
WHAT IS RIMM ONE PONZI WONDER THAT MAKES BB PUSH EMAIL SECURE LEADER IN THE SPACE?
WHAT IS SNOOPING? SPY TOOL?
INDIAN BRAINS KNOW IT ALL...THESE CROOKS CAN NOT FOOL THEM...............
End-to-end Encryption
The BlackBerry Enterprise Solution offers two transport encryption options, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and Triple Data Encryption Standard (Triple DES)*, for all data transmitted between BlackBerry® Enterprise Server and BlackBerry smartphones.
Private encryption keys are generated in a secure, two-way authenticated environment and are assigned to each BlackBerry smartphone user. Each secret key is stored only in the user's secure enterprise account (i.e., Microsoft® Exchange, IBM® Lotus® Domino® or Novell® GroupWise®) and on their BlackBerry smartphone and can be regenerated wirelessly by the user.
Data sent to the BlackBerry smartphone is encrypted by BlackBerry Enterprise Server using the private key retrieved from the user's mailbox. The encrypted information travels securely across the network to the smartphone where it is decrypted with the key stored there.
Data remains encrypted in transit and is never decrypted outside of the corporate firewall.
CHINA BEWARE..............FO... INDIA
DEPARTMENT OF TELCOM ENFORCES CYBER LAW ON MOBILE OPERATORS TO SHUT BB SERVICE
INDIAN PARLIAMENT SESSION..........QUEST... RAISED ON NATION SECURITY THREAT FROM BLACKBERRY SERVICE......
CIRCULAR NOTICE HANDED TO MOBILE OPERATORS TO OBEY THE CYBER LAW AND SHUT DOWN ANY BES/BIS SERVICE FROM REASEARCH IN MOTION ASAP
AIRTEL COMMENTS ....LAUGHABLE....AIRTE... HAS MORE TO LOOSE THAN OTHER CARRIERS
CHINA STILL NO BLACKBERRY SALE.......WHAT DID CHINA DEMAND FROM THESE CROOKS?
ENTERPRISE NOW WAKING UP TO THIS SCAM PUSH EMAIL...WHICH IS CREATING PANIC AMONG ENTERPRISE PUSH EMAIL USERS AS THEY FIND THEIR EMAILS CAN BE STORED AND READ BY ALL NATIONS
((((ONE PONZI WONDER BUSINESS MODEL WILL BUST NEXT))))
The Indian BlackBerry Ban Back On… At Least Temporarily
The Home Ministry of India has asked telecom operators to halt certain BlackBerry services until an approved monitoring system that will allow the government to intercept and decrypt messages sent between BlackBerry devices and the secure network they run on is put into place.
The department of telecommunications (DoT) and Research in Motion have been going back and forth with proposed solutions to India’s security concerns for the past several weeks without coming to a general consensus and thus, the government has issued temporary ban on all PIN messaging, BIS email, and BES email.
Sources say that RIM has asked that the be given until the end of the month to address the security concerns. BlackBerry service is still working right now, however, the heat is on for RIM. India represents way too big an opportunity for RIM not to come up with an acceptable solution.
Have your say! Add your comme
What is "RIMM" service and Business Model?
In Violation of Indian Cyber law...The Mobile operators warned to shut the service and provide solution to Department of Telecom now.
What will China and other Nations demand next?
Which enterpise will like to use Push email from RIMM once they know that "RIMM" Management has secretly given access to all email records and stored for them for 6 months? Do any Enterprise in any country want other Nations to have access to read their emails?
USE YOUR BRAIN, IF YOU HAVE ONE TO DECIDE
((RIMM Buisness Model is Bust))
AMEN
INDIA: subscriber numbers ; Analyst crooks claim 500K??
Here is today from GSM:
BALSILLIE/LIZARD CROOKS: WHAT SUB NUMBERS IN INDIA? READ THIS 1 minute ago
Sources within the GSM camp said that with only 2 lakh Blackberry users, there is no crisis even if the service was banned. They also pointed out that there were many other handset devices available today which provides similar type of services though the security levels may not match up to that of a Blackberry.
this is 200k?
now
60% less by GSM Camp???
now how many multinational roaming in the mix???
All FRAUD from "RIMM" MANAGEMENT & analyst crooks
CHINA: no BB sales yet?
But MANAGEMENT Claims? Caught on CC = Crime in Motion=RIMM
CHINA >>>ZIPPO BB
SEC DOGS should be shut down ASAP
DoT directive restricts 'certain' Blackberry services news
18 April 2008
New Delhi: The department of telecom has asked telecom operators to disable certain features offerred by Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM)'s Blackberry services, until such time that monitoring systems are put in place.
These restrictions are the latest saga in the unfolding story of security agencies having raised concerns against BlackBerry usage, saying that it posed a significant risk to national security as email sent from Blackberry devices could not be traced or intercepted.
In a written reply to the Parliament, minister of state for communications and information technology, Jyotiraditya Scindia said that instructions have been issued to all mobile service providers asking them not to connect or provide certain BlackBerry services, unless the required monitoring systems are in place.
The department of telecom has held meetings with mobile companies and Blackberry vendor RIM, along with other stake holders and security agencies to resolve the issue.
Though the exact nature of the partial ban is still unknown, industry sources indicated that e-mails sent from one Blackberry to another Blackberry may be barred, as they were the ones that were routed through Blackberry's servers hosted in Canada, and could not be legally intercepted or decrypted. Other messages that traversed over the internet, on the other hand, could be, and would most likely continue.
The government has asked Research in Motion (RIM) to either share its decryption code, or route calls and emails sent via Blackberry through servers that are hosted in India, so that security agencies can intercept these messages. RIM officials were reported to have sought time till the end of this month to explain their position. BlackBerry services are offered in India by Airtel, Reliance Communications, Vodafone Essar and BPL Mobile, together servicing an estimated customer base of around half a million.
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has said that it would abide by the government's decision.
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