RIM to stake claim in future networks, devices, technologies.

Publication: RCR Wireless News

Publication Date: 28-MAY-01

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NEW YORK--Although growing use of Research In Motion's Black-Berry e-mail service has congested wireless networks in some areas, paging carriers are not well-positioned to seize this opportunity to serve as alternative providers, said Jim Balsillie, co-chief executive officer of RIM.

"Paging carriers have tried to get us to make BlackBerry for them, but we told them, 'We will kill your networks.' PageNet has 500 kilohertz (of spectrum), while VoiceStream and AT&T Wireless each have 40 megahertz," he said recently at the New York Society of Security Analysts' "Internet Economy Conference.

"Glenayre and Motorola hung paging companies...

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