The United Arab Emirates will suspend use of Blackberry services in October, citing concerns about security risks, the state news agency said on Sunday.
The UAE said it would halt Blackberry services until an "acceptable solution" is developed and applied.
The U.A.E. government last week said Research in Motion Ltd.'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.
Etisalat will soon announce a range of alternative products and services for its existing BlackBerry customers, the company said in an e-mailed statement today.
BlackBerry services may be banned in India unless the Canadian company agrees to resolve security concerns, a government official with direct knowledge of the matter said July 29. India has told Research In Motion to set up a proxy server in the country to enable security agencies to monitor e- mail traffic, according to three government officials, who declined to be identified as the information is confidential.
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