Blackberry Launched in Qatar

The Blackberry (more affectionately known as the "Crackberry" due to the urgings that users have to keep checking it) has just been launched in mobile phone crazy Qatar.

I don't often have good things to say about Q-Tel but this is a really smart move on their side - they will be able to lock corporate clients into using Q-Tel to providing e-mail services before Vodaphone launches Qatar's second mobile operator. This is the sort of infrastructure that you really don't want to have to migrate to a new operate once it is launched.

Even though the pricing is probably going to be ridiculous, most corporate IT departments are going to be rushing to sign up for the service to placate senior managers (I mean, can you really be taken seriously in Qatar if you're seen at a coffee shop in Qatar with only last months $1000 phone on the table).