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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
BlackBerry will be completely OTA upgradeable
(OTA as in Over-The-Air)
At a seminar held by RIM and Telenor I was told that the upcoming 5.0 system software will support upgrading of both downloaded applications as well the complete phone system software over-the-air. This will be a great help for the IT departments struggling with keeping phones in line with what runs of the server, and as an easy way to add features and bug fixes without manual intervention.
Telenor also mentioned there’s need for more localized software for BlackBerry, as most software available now is in English, and might not be adapted to local regulations etc either, so the speaker from Telenor made an open invitation to developers to contact them for partnering possibilities.
RIM hasn’t had much success in the Nordic countries, which is a bit strange, but overall PDA-like phones haven’t had that much success here. Telenor meant it’s changing now, albeit not very fast.
