Hong Kong – BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB), a global leader in mobile communications, today announced that 1010 is now offering its enterprise customers Enhanced SIM-Based Licensing (ESBL) by BlackBerry. 1O1O is the premium mobile brand of HKT, Hong Kong’s leading telecom services provider and mobile operator. With the new ESBL offering, 1O1O enterprise customers can get BES12, a cross-platform EMM solution by BlackBerry integrated with their wireless monthly subscriber billing. The ESBL offering in conjunction with BES12 will support iOS, Android™, Windows Phone® and BlackBerry® 10.
The first-of-its-kind offering for enterprises in Hong Kong will enable 1O1O to resell licenses for BlackBerry EMM services as a bundled offer along with airtime and a data plan. ESBL enables 1O1O to offer enterprise customers granular monthly billing, and the ability to consolidate all users to one monthly billing date. This helps 1O1O offer a customer-friendly approach to paying for BlackBerry EMM services, which can quickly and easily be selected at the carrier point of sale. ESBL will also integrate with 1O1O’s carrier provisioning systems, helping to identify a customer’s existing licensing status as well as upsell opportunities.
The ESBL offering will provide enterprise customers an improved purchasing experience that provides the opportunity to consolidate operational costs into one monthly invoice. The license migration process is eliminated, since ESBL licensing includes version upgrades and updates. Enterprises with BYOD policies will also have the opportunity to purchase Bring Your Own Licenses (BYOL) with ESBL.
Commenting on the partnership, Tom Chan, Managing Director, Commercial Group of HKT,said, “1O1O is delighted to be the first BlackBerry partner in Hong Kong to extend the benefits of Enhanced SIM-Based Licensing to our corporate customers. This new offering means 1O1O can become the one-stop service provider for customers buying devices, data plans and enterprise mobility software and services – and that we can offer the convenience of one monthly bill irrespective of what service the customer is purchasing.”
“As the leading global EMM provider, BlackBerry is constantly looking at innovative ways to bring customers additional value, addressing their evolving enterprise mobility needs. With BES12, BlackBerry is uniquely positioned to combine an operator’s device and data billing with customers’ consumption of additional services. ESBL is designed to offer enterprises a more productive, secure and flexible business solution. We are delighted to see 1O1O extend these benefits to its customers,” said Gallant Leon, Managing Director, Hong Kong & Taiwan, BlackBerry.
BES12 provides expanded EMM capabilities that can manage any mobile deployment model such as BYOD, COPE and COBO, and is built on BlackBerry’s trusted network.
New Enterprise Solutions Bundle to Increase Productivity and Collaboration
Enterprises in Hong Kong can also opt to purchase enterprise solutions via a new enterprise solutions bundle that provides increased productivity and collaboration benefits to enterprises at a reduced cost. The cross-platformEnterprise Communicator bundle is available today.
The Enterprise Communicator bundle extends secure communications and mobile collaboration to iOS, Android and BlackBerry devices enabling employees to be more productive on the go. The bundle includes the following BlackBerry enterprise solutions:
- BBM Meetings is a mobile-first collaboration app that allows voice and video conferences for groups of up to 25 people on iOS, Android, or BlackBerry 10 smartphones, and also on Windows PC or Mac. BBM Meetings provides better productivity through a user experience built for mobile. BBM users can turn chats into meetings at the touch of a button and schedule a meeting, host or present on the go.
- BBM Protected offers an enhanced security model for BBM messages, protecting corporate data in transit by adding an additional layer of encryption to BBM and bringing security-conscious organizations the most secure and reliable real-time mobile messaging experience. BBM Protected is now available for iOS* and Android devices as well as BlackBerry smartphones.
- Advantage Level Support, with 24x7x365 phone support and access to online resources and training.
For more information on the Enterprise Communicator bundle, visit: http://global.blackberry.com/en/enterprise/products/enterprise-communicator-bundle.html.
*Availability for BBM Protected on iOS pending App Store approval.
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