Blackberry might be saved in UAE, government optimistic

Bloomberg reports that the secretary general of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council has expressed that he’s “very optimistic” about reaching a deal with RIM before the October 11 deadline set by the TRA.

Mohammed Ahmed al-Bowardi told Bloomberg reporters that “talks are very advanced and positive” and that they “are very optimistic it will be resolved before the deadline.”

It was on August 1 that TRA issued a statement saying that Blackberry services Messenger, web browsing and email will be suspended on October 11. They had previously claimed that “Blackberry operates beyond the jurisdiction of national legislation, since it is the only device operating in the U.A.E. that immediately exports its data off-shore and is managed by a foreign, commercial organization.”

Both du and Etisalat quickly reacted and introduced alternatives for their Blackberry customers, which would kick in provided a solution over the Blackberry problem would not be reached in time.

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