The Pentagon has announced they will start buying iOS and Android devices to add to their network. They will keep their existing BlackBerrys (for now), but this cannot be good news for RIM. Will Pentagon employees opt to stick with BlackBerry if they have a choice to move to an iPhone or Android phone? That seems like a stretch.
RIM had better get their BlackBerry 10 going, and soon. They are losing business left and right and we may have already passed the watershed moment.
The Defense Department plans to hire a contractor to build a system that will manage and secure at least 162,500 Android devices and Apple products such as the iPad, according to a document posted online Oct. 22. The system may be expanded to handle 8 million devices, the department said.
The project is “a significant step towards delivering a secure mobile communications capability’’ to the entire agency, according to the document.
The plan opens the door for the military to provide alternatives to BlackBerrys, which already are used on the Pentagon’s network.
The project is “a significant step towards delivering a secure mobile communications capability’’ to the entire agency, according to the document.
The plan opens the door for the military to provide alternatives to BlackBerrys, which already are used on the Pentagon’s network.
RIM had better get their BlackBerry 10 going, and soon. They are losing business left and right and we may have already passed the watershed moment.