“Yesterday, some BlackBerry subscribers in the EMEA region experienced delays with BlackBerry services. The issue was resolved and services are operating normally,” RIM said in a statement at 0550 GMT.

“We apologize to those customers who were impacted for any inconvenience.”

RIM is increasingly seen as a breakup or takeover target as it has been losing its status as the corporate e-mail service of choice to other smartphones led by Apple’s iPhone, and after a dismal set of quarterly results last month.