"With no solution available and in the public interest, in order to affect resolution of this issue, as of October 11, 2010, BlackBerry Messenger, BlackBerry Email and BlackBerry Web-browsing services will be suspended until an acceptable solution can be developed and applied," said Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Chief Mohamed Al Ghanim, according the emirates news agency, or WAM.
The U.A.E. government last week said Research in Motion's BlackBerry was a potential threat to national security, while an Indian government official said Indian security agencies have raised unspecified concerns about BlackBerry services.
Messages sent to and from a BlackBerry are processed at RIM's network operating center in Canada. They are encrypted on the device before being sent and remain encrypted until they reach their destination.
A person familiar with the matter said a key problem is that the messenger service on BlackBerry is untraceable. (more)
