Backup RIM Technology If NTP Deal Falls Through

GlobeandMail.com writes:

Research In Motion Ltd. co-chief executive officer James Balsillie said yesterday he has back-up technology to keep U.S. BlackBerry devices running should a three-month-old patent settlement with NTP Inc. fall apart.

"A workaround is a viable option," Mr. Balsillie said in an interview. The alternative technology would run BlackBerry phones and pagers and is designed not to infringe on patents held by NTP.

Prior post: RIM and NTP at Impasse in Patent Settlement Dispute (June 9, 2005).

Update (June 17, 2005): The Feature contemplates whether this backup option has RIM trying to get out of the NTP licensing deal.