BlackBerry-starved executives who go into cold sweats anytime they have to shut off their devices take heart. Research In Motion, the Canadian company that makes the ubiquitous e-mail fetcher, has introduced Wi-Fi-capable versions of the BlackBerry that satcom installers say will work on airplanes fitted with high-speed-data terminals and wireless access points.
Hoping to cash in on the release two months ago of the first wireless-enabled BlackBerry models for North America, ABC Completions in Montreal has gone so far as to trademark the name “AirBerry.” The company has begun offering satcom hardware options that it says will allow the devices to synch with onboard satcom equipment with a minimum of fuss. “We’ve come up with a solution that is completely seamless for the end user, whether it be the executive in the back or the pilots up front,” said ABC Completions president Gary Nash. “Once the satcom system has been installed, passengers simply switch their BlackBerry on and the device automatically connects.”
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