Individual Subscribers: UAE to curb BlackBerry usage

UAE will stop individuals and small businesses accessing the most private data services of BlackBerry.

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will stop individuals and small businesses accessing the most private data services offered by BlackBerry, a UAE newspaper said on Saturday, months after resolving a dispute over its access to information.

Only businesses with 20 or more subscriptions will be allowed to use high-security accounts on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, which allows for services such as highly secure corporate email, The National newspaper reported.

Small businesses would still be able to use the BlackBerry Internet Service, which does not rely on private servers. The paper said the ruling would come into effect on May 1.



Published in The Express Tribune, April 17^th, 2011.