An internal statement from Orange got leaked recently.  The internal document states the reason that Orange has put a hault on the release of the Bold.  It was supposedly quality issues, but he release states it is software issues.

Internal Orange Statement on the Bold:”Following reports of software issues with the BlackBerry Bold handset across a variety of mobile operators, Orange has decided to act in the interest of its customers by suspending shipments of the device in the UK. We are currently awaiting feed back from RIM as to when an industry wide fix for these issues will be in place, and expect this suspension to be an interim measure.We apologise for any inconvenience this issue may cause you.”next stepsBlackBerry/RIM are doing everything they can to resolve this issue and will be completing full testing and validation to ensure future handsets do not have any quality issues.  This may take a couple of weeks so it’s up to us to do what’s best for our customers.

This is was not a huge surprise because we all know that the Bold has had it’s share of issues, and that is supposedly the reason that AT&T has not released it yet.  So we can now cross a carrier off the list for offering the Bold.  At least for now.

via Mobile Tech Addicts