Even at the end of 2021, the news broke that BlackBerry will stop supporting the mythical BB10 OS operating system. With this news, there were many who interpreted it as the death of the Canadian brand.
Faced with such news, OnwardMobility, now the owner of the rights to the Blackberry brand, issued a statement. Through its official website, the company reiterates its commitment to the launch of a new 5G smartphone.
Blackberry-branded 5G smartphone will even hit the market
Addressing fans and the media, OnwardMobility reinforces its commitment with the launch of “an ultra-secure 5G business smartphone (even with a keyboard!)”. A device that the brand says it is excited to make available to fans.
The least positive of this news is that OnwardMobility does not advance any calendar in this regard. That is, there is only the promise that BlackBerry fans will eventually be gifted with this product.
It should be noted, however, that this 5G smartphone with the Blackberry brand was promised for the year 2021. Obviously this commitment did not materialize, which further questions the future of the Canadian brand in the market.
In the statement released now, OnwardMobility apologizes for failing to deliver on that promise, arguing that 2021 was a tumultuous year. Surely you are apologizing for the shortage of components.
For fans and the media, the new BlackBerry bets on more frequent news about the development of the new smartphone. Everything so that there are no doubts about your commitment to this project.
It remains to be seen if this new 5G smartphone from BlackBerry will really be able to reignite the flames of its longtime fans. It will be a difficult task given the current scenario of the technology market.