Transition Begins

Navy personnel may begin transitioning from Blackberry devices to Apple smartphones and tablets on the service's network, according to a recent announcement.

Navy-Marine Corps Intranet users can use iPhone 5, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones as well as iPad Air and iPad Air 2 tablets with the system's email, according to a May 11 service statement.

NMCI has the capacity to support 15,000 iPhone/iPad users anywhere in the continental United States and Hawaii and plans to increase the capacity to 30,000 personnel by the end of the summer.

"The addition of Android smartphones and tablets, and the ability to edit documents are planned for later this year," the statement reads.