BBC is reporting that the ban of BlackBerry service in Saudi Arabia has been lifted. Reports of devices not working for upwards of 4 hours have come in, while RIM has apparently found a solution that satisfies Saudi authorities.

In an earlier statement, RIM made the statement that they “cannot accommodate any request for a copy of a consumer’s encryption key, since at no time does RIM, or any wireless network operator or any third party, ever possess a copy of the key.”

This can be troubling news that some agreement was made as it means either the Saudi government backed down a little (unlikely), or RIM gave in and created access. Hopefully the latter isn’t the case as it would likely mean the same would be implemented around the globe.

What are your thoughts on this situation?

[Via: BBC News]