Rumor: Orange UK Suspend BlackBerry Bold Shipment?

An internal memo from Orange UK has revealed that the company decided to hold BlackBerry Bold shipment due to software issues reported by other mobile operators. Last week, RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis had confirmed that the Bold will be delayed for AT&T due to more certification test needed.

Here is the leaked internal memo on BlackBerry Bold

Following reports of software issues with the BlackBerry Bold handset across a variety of mobile operators, Orange has decided to act in the interest of its customers by suspending shipments of the device in the UK. We are currently awaiting feed back from RIM as to when an industry wide fix for these issues will be in place, and expect this suspension to be an interim measure.We apologise for any inconvenience this issue may cause you.”next stepsBlackBerry/RIM are doing everything they can to resolve this issue and will be completing full testing and validation to ensure future handsets do not have any quality issues. This may take a couple of weeks so it’s up to us to do what’s best for our customers.