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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Just to update review comments that the above listed first option for alternate solution will not work, if the BlackBerry Services are completely withdrawn by the all of the Mobile Phone Operators. In this way BlackBerry Service will also be terminated which includes traffic to the RIM Service Centers. All of the current data traffic of BlackBerry is routed through RIM Service Centers. If the regulating authority declare all encapsulated/encrypted traffic as not bound, roaming users will also be badly affected.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>According to CNN this decision may affect about half million users.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>So, in short, only second option left behind to access email messaging service on the move and to remain in contact with the office and rest of the world.</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Thanks, </FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Imran <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Imran Ahmed Shah <ias_pk@yahoo.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> governance@lists.cpsr.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> Imran Ahmed Shah <ias_pk@yahoo.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tue, 3 August, 2010 11:43:49<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [governance] BlackBerry Service to be Suspended in UAE from October 11<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P>Dear Friends, i would like to share some information about the BlackBerry Services which is being suspended in UAE and about hundred of thousand users will affect.</P>
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<P>CircleID News Post Reference:</P>
<P><A href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100802_blackberry_service_to_be_suspended_in_uae_from_october_11/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100802_blackberry_service_to_be_suspended_in_uae_from_october_11/</A></P>
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<P>Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) <A href="http://gulfnews.com/business/telecoms/uae-regulator-to-suspend-blackberry-services-from-october-11-1.662333" rel=nofollow target=_blank>announced on Sunday to ban Blackberry Services</A>, this ban will take effect on October 11. This ban will affect hundreds of thousands of BlackBerry users who access Internet, e-mail and messaging services on their mobile handsets. The ban may be extended to foreign visitors (BlackBerry Roaming services), whereas about 100,000 passengers pass through the UAE airport daily.</P>
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<P>BlackBerry messaging is secure but encrypted mode service which is based on BlackBerry Internet (GPRS/EDGE) to deliver text messages wirelessly using push technology of Research in Motion (RIM). Encrypted mode text messaging means that text messaging is beyond the readability of any middleware text base searching tools, if that is configured by any ISP or regulatory authorities. </P>
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<P>Etisalat and DU both have to follow the regulations of TRA and to minimize their service. </P>
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<P><A href="http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-might-block-blackberry-services-1.662862" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Kuwait</A> may also block BlackBerry services, following Saudi Arabia and UAE decision. </P>
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<P>Comments of BlackBerry Service Users are being invited by by Gulf News <A href="http://gulfnews.com/opinions/your-say/have-your-say-blackberry-services-in-uae-to-be-suspended-1.662341" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#800080>on how they are affected by the decision</FONT></A>. </P>
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<P><STRONG>Alternate Solution</STRONG> – Alternatively, the resident users will have to select one of following two options: </P>
<P>1. Either they have to use alternate (compatible) mobile phone and use BlackBerry Connect Services. </P>
<P>2. Or they have to leave BlackBerry Push Email Services and have to migrate (completely) on the other mobile phone devices which provide Email Synchronization Push or without Push Services. In this case, new mobile phone will be configured to access email and/or global contact database from email servers but there is no option available for data security or remote wipeout. Similarly, without Push Email Service, users will only be able to pick email message whenever they will click to synchronize. </P>
<P>However, adopting either case, they would not be able to use BlackBerry Messenger. They have to shift either on text SMS service or onto Yahoo/Google or Live Messaging services on their mobile phones. </P>
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<P><STRONG>Investment of millions of dollar</STRONG> <STRONG>is on the risk</STRONG> which is related to the provisioning of BlackBerry Services and includes BlackBerry Enterprise Server Licenses, Hardware Machines, BlackBerry Phone Devices and Internet Services. However, this business will be migrated onto other email service compatible mobile phones such as Nokia, iPhone and Windows Mobile Phones. </P>
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<P>Regards</P>
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<P>Imran Ahmed Shah</P></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>