BlackBerry Responds to U.S. Air Force's Switch to iPhone

The U.S. Air Force recently announced that its requiring the swap of about 5,000 BlackBerrys to Apple iPhones. Eventually all Air Force mobile users will be required to make the switch from an old BlackBerry device to a new iPhone or iPad.

“In order to keep costs down and save on network resources, BlackBerrys will be turned in and shut off once the user is transitioned to an iOS device," said Brig. Gen. Kevin Wooton, communications director for Air Force Space Command.

BlackBerry has now issued a response to news, reports CrackBerry.


The ongoing threat of cyber attacks requires organizations to be vigilant about mobile security. For customers that have the highest security requirements, such as those in government, there is nothing more secure than a BlackBerry device managed by a BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

There is a clear reason why BlackBerry has more government certifications than any other vendor, and the only enterprise mobility management vendor and handset maker to receive the Department of Defense “Authority to Operate” certification. Security is built into everything we do, and we've been doing it longer and better than anyone else.

We’ve been a trusted partner to government agencies for more than a decade, and have more than 80,000 BlackBerry devices in DISA alone. Our competitors have not been tested in the field or subjected to the long term rigors of high stress applications, making their security model difficult to trust. BlackBerry remains the best option for governments around the world.

In what might be a happy coincidence for BlackBerry, Apple just released iOS 7.0.6 to fix a major SSL security issue.


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