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BlackBerry to land in Russia
RIM has finally secured a toehold in Russia after a lot of wrangling with The Federal Security Service, the successor to the Soviet-era KGB. The FSB has been resistant to allowing the phones into Russia without first getting access to the codes RIM uses to encrypt data. An unidentified source told a Russian newspaper that RIM had refused to hand over the codes, so it’s unclear exactly what compromise was made. Regardless, Russian telecom Mobile TeleSystems will be importing 7,800 handsets, and another company, VimpelCom, will be importing an undisclosed amount. It wasn’t mentioned which specific model would be imported, but when this first came up last November it was supposed to be a BlackBerry 8700.
Posted by Devin Kent in News
Comments [3 Responses]
March 12th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
[...] cleared with the government has proven to be a hassle pretty much everywhere else for BlackBerry, so getting through quickly is a welcome change of pace. As for [...]
March 25th, 2008 at 7:43 am
[...] well before it hit. There was no official word from RIM, but given their recent success in Russia and China, I’m sure they’re familiar with the process. Permalink Share This Post [...]
April 4th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
[...] settlement of security issues last month has finally borne fruit as Russian carrier Vimpelkom has landed a contract with British American [...]
