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The
company did not specify how many employees would be affected.
BlackBerry, which reported a 16.8 percent fall in quarterly
revenue in March, had about 6,225 full-time employees as of Feb.
2015, according to its website.
The company is reallocating resources to capitalize on growth
opportunities and achieve profitability across all its business
segments, a company spokeswoman said in an e-mailed statement.
The Waterloo, Ontario-based company last month said it was
considering closing its offices in Sweden, a move that would
result in the loss of up to 100 jobs.
Up to Friday's close, the company's Toronto-listed stock had
risen more than 62 percent in the last 12 months, whereas the
U.S.-listed stock had risen nearly 44 percent during the same
period.
(Reporting by Euan Rocha in Toronto and Anannya Pramanick in
Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Wills)
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