ITRealms:
The leading telco in a Short Messaging Service (SMS) to its
subscribers still using Blackberry, MTN said that from January 27, 2017, it
would decommission Blackberry service on the network.
Part of the SMS read: “Dear customer, MTN Blackberry service
will be decommissioned on 27/01/2017. Please upgrade to a smartphone and enjoy
100 per cent bonus on any data bundle purchased.”
This move by MTN, ITRealms gathered will adversely affect the
fortunes of Blackberry in the Nigerian telecom space.
ITRealms reports that MTN Nigeria was among the first to
introduce Blackberry service at the early stage of advent of the Global System
for Mobile Communications (GSM).
Also ITRealms recalled that mid-2016 saw the Canadian-based
Blackberry proclaiming that it would seize production of phones, according to
the chief executive and executive chairman of Blackberry, Mr. John Chen.
“The company plans to end all internal hardware development
and will outsource that function to our partners. We are focusing on software
development, including security and applications,” he said.
Oye Midele/GEE
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