Blackberry recently announced some fantastic news, which looks to propel the future of the company and brand even higher. Of course, it will also depend on who adopts the platform and uses it in the near future. Though, that statement seemed rather cryptic at this point, you’ll understand what I mean soon enough.

The US Defense Information System Agency (DISA) has awarded the Blackberry Z10 and Q10 models the Authority to Operate (ATO) on the Department of Defense (DoD) networks. What does this mean? Government officials can safely use the platform, which means they will likely be purchasing the devices in droves.

Blackberry is the very first Mobile Device Management system (MDM) to acquire the ATO approval. That means, the Blackberry platform will be adopted on a grand scale in many different scenarios. The DISA is actually preparing to offer support for more than 10,000 BB10 devices by fall of this year. They expect that number to increase to 30,000 by the end of 2013.

If ever there was doubt about the Blackberry 10 platform being safe and secure, it’s now been squashed. The ATO and DoD will allow employees to use their devices to connect to secure networks, and that includes accessing data and information from their work networks.

I would assume that these employees will be able to carry their Blackberry 10 devices with them everywhere, and with the help of BB10’s unique profiles they can swap between personal and professional accounts seamlessly.

The information was announced in a press release which has been included below. Have a read if you want to know a little more information about the news.

BlackBerry Awarded “Authority to Operate” on U.S. Department of Defense Networks

DISA deploying BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 to support BlackBerry 10 smartphones on DoD networks

WATERLOO, ONTARIO-(Marketwired - August 08, 2013) - BlackBerry® (NASDAQ: BBRY)(TSX: BB) today announced the U.S. Defense Information System Agency (DISA) has given BlackBerry® Z10 and BlackBerry® Q10 smartphones with BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10, the Authority to Operate (ATO) on Department of Defense (DoD) networks. BlackBerry is the first Mobile Device Management (MDM) provider to obtain an ATO.

With the ATO, DISA is now developing the infrastructure to support BlackBerry 10 smartphones. DISA is architecting the capacity to support 10,000 BlackBerry 10 smartphones by this fall and 30,000 by the end of 2013 on DoD networks.

“Being the first smartphones to be supported on U.S. Department of Defense networks further establishes BlackBerry’s proven and validated security model,” said Scott Totzke, SVP, BlackBerry Security Group at BlackBerry. “With foreign entities - governmental and criminal - ramping up attacks on electronic communications and information systems, BlackBerry provides government agencies with a proven partner that follows top-to-bottom security protocols.”

Receiving the ATO is a critical step forward in the security certification process. The approval demonstrates that BlackBerry 10 smartphones meet DoD’s most stringent security requirements. BlackBerry 10 smartphones will enable DoD personnel to have the ability to securely connect to networks and access assets from work. The BlackBerry mobile infrastructure provides a highly responsive, intelligent and intuitive mobile computing experience while ensuring the personal and the corporate information on a user’s phone are kept separate and safe.

Feel free to share your thoughts and opinions in the comments below! This is definitely exciting news for Blackberry!