An era in the history of telecoms is set to come to a close following the announcement by the Chinese manufacturer TLC that it will shortly terminate production of BlackBerry phones, which it has been making for some years. Here is a look back at the key dates in the story of what was one of the most iconic devices of the noughties.
1999 – Launch of the first email capable mobile device
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