After the problems RIM has experienced in the United Arab Emirates, Synchronica plc, which provides next-generation mobile messaging services, has wasted no time in announcing that its flagship product, Mobile Gateway, complies with lawful interception legislation.

The company says it fully appreciates the sovereign right of any nation to enforce measures it believes necessary to protect national security. The Convention on Cybercrime requires lawful interception, and it is common in many countries around the world, both developed and developing. It adds that Mobile Gateway is already used by operators in a number of countries which have rigorous internal security programmes and complies with lawful interception legislation.

Synchronica does not operate a central network operations center (NOC). The solution is typically deployed and managed in mobile operators’ local data centres, so all data remains entirely within the local networks in the country and is not sent offshore. Additionally, Mobile Gateway does not store email, but instead acts as a gateway to the original mailserver. Finally, says Synchronica, for encryption, Mobile Gateway uses open industry standard SSL (Secure Socket Layer), protocol rather than proprietary encryption protocols.

Referring to RIM’s current difficulties in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, Synchronica also notes that, according to a report in The Economic Times, Nokias Ovi push email service is not exempt and is currently under scrutiny by Indias Intelligence Bureau, which is requesting that the service should be banned until Nokia hosts the service in India and email traffic can be monitored.