{"id":69660,"date":"2013-02-01T10:00:24","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T08:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=69660"},"modified":"2013-02-01T10:01:22","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T08:01:22","slug":"blackberry-10-in-sa-operators-respond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/69660-blackberry-10-in-sa-operators-respond.html","title":{"rendered":"BlackBerry 10 in SA: operators respond"},"content":{"rendered":"

BlackBerry<\/a> launched their long awaited BlackBerry 10<\/a> operating system and devices yesterday, but most local operators are mum on their South African launch dates and product plans.<\/p>\n

BlackBerry devices were launched in the UK today, and will become available in a few other countries over the next month.<\/p>\n

Even more relevant to the local market is the apparent scrapping of BIS<\/a>, which provides BlackBerry users with affordable, unlimited Internet access.<\/p>\n

Rory O\u2019Neill<\/a>, VP of product & channel marketing at BlackBerry, said that BlackBerry 10 uses both their own infrastructure and the carrier\u2019s infrastructure to deliver the \u201cBlackBerry experience\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said that they are not quite ready to talk about how South Africa\u2019s BIS-based data packages are going to change as they are \u201cstill talking through the commercial terms\u201d with carriers.<\/p>\n

SA’s mobile operators give feedback about BlackBerry 10<\/h3>\n
\"Amith<\/a>

Amith Maharaj<\/p><\/div>\n

8ta<\/strong><\/a> has confirmed that it will be offering a range of data and voice packages to cater for the varied needs of BlackBerry 10 users.<\/p>\n

\u201cBlackBerry 10 traffic will terminate on the carrier internet APN unlike the current BlackBerry Internet Services (BIS) and BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES<\/a>) traffic that terminates on the blackberry.net APN,\u201d 8ta said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSubscription charges on these data packages will fall away with the BlackBerry 10 operating system enabling mobile networks to package unique offers to consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c8ta is uniquely positioned to offer high volume data packages to provide 8ta customers with a quality experience while using their BlackBerry 10 device,\u201d said 8ta.<\/p>\n

8ta added that BlackBerry 10 deals and devices will be available through 8ta flagship stores and Telkom direct stores from 1 March 2013.<\/p>\n

Consumers can also pre-order the BlackBerry 10 devices and deals from 8ta for delivery on 1 March 2013.<\/p>\n

FNB<\/a> CEO Michael Jordaan<\/a> also confirmed that the bank will be offering new Blackberry 10 when it lands in South Africa.<\/p>\n

\"Ryan<\/a>

Ryan Gould<\/p><\/div>\n

Ryan Gould<\/a>, general manager for brand and communication at MTN SA<\/strong><\/a>, said that MTN will range the Blackberry 10 device and \u201cis excited at the possibilities that the new operating system brings for its customers\u201d.<\/p>\n

However, MTN would not provide a launch date or other product details. \u201cMTN will make an announcement on pricing and availability in due course,\u201d said Gould.<\/p>\n

Cell C<\/strong><\/a> said that it cannot provide any details about the BlackBerry 10 service or products.<\/p>\n

Vodacom<\/strong><\/a> would also not say anything of value. \u201cThe launch plans for BB10 have not yet been finalised. A public announcement will be made closer to the time of launch,\u201d said Vodacom spokesperson Nomsa Thusi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More BlackBerry 10 articles<\/h3>\n

BlackBerry 10 BIS changes in SA confirmed<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

BIS and BlackBerry 10 explained<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

BlackBerry 10 SA launch date revealed<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

BlackBerry 10 device prices and launch dates<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

BlackBerry music coming to SA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vodacom, MTN, 8ta and Cell C have responded to questions about BlackBerry 10, but it may not be what you want to hear<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":67396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[473,11981,97,10144,355,35,42,41],"class_list":["post-69660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cellular","tag-8ta","tag-bb10","tag-blackberry","tag-blackberry-10","tag-cell-c","tag-headline","tag-mtn","tag-vodacom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69660"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69660"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69690,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69660\/revisions\/69690"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}