RIM: Stick to Smartphones

BlackberryBlackberry maker Research In Motion Ltd. will disclose the overhauled Internet browser for its devices today, to influence more non-business consumers. They said that smartphone manufacturers must start making less bandwidth-guzzling products. And if the bandwidth is not conserved in the years to come then they may run into a capacity crunch.

RIM Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis said that people have started using netbooks, wireless modems and feature-rich smartphones and this may saturate network capacity. North American urban areas are already facing the problems of dropped calls and slow data transferring speed.

As users love the liberty of wireless, the industry executives are warning of an imminent bandwidth crunch in the near future.

Smartphones use 30 times more bandwidth compared to a traditional cellphone.

Ontario-based RIM is commendable, as their relatively bandwidth-light Blackberry’s route most of the emails through the company’s own servers, thus giving a more secure email service for its business customers. They are considered five times more capable, as far as email and attachment viewing are concerned and three times better than other carriers, for browsing.

The new product which is on the verge of its release is meant for small and medium scale business ventures. Its software named as Blackberry Enterprise Server Express, will be available from March, added RIM.