Thai Mobile Operator dtac Launches Family Care App Powered by Smith Micro’s SafePath™ Family Software Platform
April 26 2017 - 6:30AM
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Thailand’s leading mobile service provider
delivers mobile monitoring, smartphone controls, and real-time
location tracking services to more than 25 million subscribers
Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMSI) today announced that
Total Access Communication Public Company Limited, Thailand’s
leading mobile service provider commonly known as dtac, has
selected Smith Micro’s SafePath Family platform to provide its more
than 25 million subscribers with access to comprehensive location
tracking and parental control services such as content filtering
and app restrictions. As the most comprehensive family safety
platform on the market, SafePath Family delivers extensive
functionalities to mobile subscribers that are essential to combat
the unique challenges of today’s connected society, including child
safety, cyber bullying, mobile device and content controls, elder
care, and device theft. The platform augments dtac’s portfolio of
third party solutions and provides them with an additional revenue
stream, simultaneously strengthening subscriber loyalty and
increasing average revenue per user (ARPU).
White-labeled as dtac Family Care, the application
enhances dtac’s technology arsenal with new value-added services
and leverages the built-in capabilities of mobile devices to keep
subscribers and their families safe in today’s digital world.
Launched this month on both Android and iOS, dtac Family Care
provides:
- Parental Controls – Rating apps to
control what apps children can use; restrict app store usage and
in-app purchases.
- Family Location – Pinpoint and monitor
the location of family members in real-time.
- Geo-fencing – Create safety zones for
family members.
- Notifications – Receive real-time
alerts when family members enter or leave designated areas.
- Check-ins – Check in regularly to let
others know where you are.
- Family Alerts – Send emergency alerts
to all family members with your location.
- Phone Security – Find and ring any
family phones if lost or stolen.
“We chose this application because of its comprehensive feature
set that addresses the main needs of our target customers. At dtac,
we continue to find the best solutions to make customers’ digital
experience easier, safer, and more enjoyable,” Prisana
Ratanasuwanasri, Senior Vice President for Postpaid business of
Total Access Communication Public Company (dtac), said.
“We are excited to partner with Telenor – one of the world’s
largest carrier groups – for the second time with dtac’s launch of
the SafePath Family platform in Thailand,” said William W. Smith,
Jr., President and CEO of Smith Micro Software. “In our
ever-changing digital world, it has become critical for wireless
carriers to offer mobile protection services to their subscribers.
SafePath Family delivers comprehensive functionality, an
easy-to-use interface, and a cloud-based, web services layer for
streamlined carrier integration.”
Learn more about Smith Micro’s SafePath Family platform
here.
About Total Access Communication Public Company Limited
(dtac)
dtac is Thailand’s leading mobile service provider with more
than 25 million subscribers in 2016, and a market share of 29.5%1.
Norway-based Telenor Group, a major shareholder of dtac, is one of
the world’s largest mobile operators with more than 214 million
subscriptions in 13 markets across Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and
Asia.2
About Smith Micro Software, Inc.
Smith Micro develops software to simplify and enhance the mobile
experience, providing solutions to some of the leading wireless
service providers, device manufacturers, and enterprise businesses
around the world. From optimizing wireless networks to uncovering
customer experience insights, and from streamlining Wi-Fi access to
ensuring family safety, our solutions enrich today’s connected
lifestyles while creating new opportunities to engage consumers via
smartphones. Our portfolio also includes a wide range of products
for creating, sharing and monetizing rich content, such as visual
messaging, video streaming, and 2D/3D graphics applications. For
more information, visit smithmicro.com. (NASDAQ: SMSI).
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1 dtac, Thailand Business Description, Telenor Group Investor
Information.
https://www.telenor.com/investors/company-facts/business-description/dtac-thailand/2
Telenor At a Glance.
https://www.telenor.com/about-us/telenor-at-a-glance/
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