Asiacell users get BlackBerry services

Iraq’s second largest mobile network operator, Asiacell, has launched commercial BlackBerry services, in collaboration with Research In Motion (RIM) and Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS). TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Database says that Asiacell’s cellular subscriber base grew 7.4% year-on-year to 8.5 million at end-June 2011, trailing Zain Iraq with 12.3 million customers.