Ooredoo Oman Launches Safe & Sound Mobile App Powered by Smith Micro’s SafePath® Connected Life Platform
February 08 2021 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Deployment marks Smith Micro’s first in the
Middle East
Smith Micro Software announced today that Ooredoo Oman has
launched its SafePath Family solution to mobile subscribers in the
Sultanate of Oman (Oman). White-labeled as Safe & Sound,
the mobile app will provide real-time location services and
parental controls for Android smartphones and tablets.
“Ensuring the safety of loved ones – both online and in real
life – is a top-of-mind priority for families everywhere,” said
William W. Smith, Jr., president and CEO of Smith Micro. “We are
excited to support Ooredoo Oman as they deliver our market-leading
family safety technology to mobile subscribers in the Middle East
for the first time.”
“With Safe & Sound, we are bringing to market a mobile app
built on a proven family safety platform that provides our
subscribers with real-time location services and parental controls
for Android smartphones and tablets,” said Raed Mohammed Dawood,
Director of Branding, Communications and Corporate Affairs at
Ooredoo Oman. “Now our customers can enjoy peace of mind when it
comes to family safety.”
Safe & Sound features include:
- Family hub
- Family location
- Detailed location history with real time tracking and
breadcrumbs
- SOS family alert
- Geo-fencing and safety areas
- Immediate notifications for smartphones and smartwatches
- Screen time limits and blocking installation of new apps
- Web filtering
About Ooredoo Oman
Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company SAOG (“Ooredoo”) was
founded and registered in the Sultanate of Oman in December 2004.
Services were launched in March 2005, originally operating under
the name Nawras. As Oman’s data experience leaders, Ooredoo
provides individuals and businesses with cutting-edge digital
products and services, so that customers can enjoy the internet.
Ooredoo generated revenues of OMR 285.5 million as of 31 December
2019 and is listed on the Muscat Stock Market (MSM) under the
“ORDS” ticker. To learn more, visit www.ooredoo.om.
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 and cable MSOs around the world. From enabling
the family digital lifestyle to providing powerful voice messaging
capabilities, our solutions enrich today’s connected lifestyles
while creating new opportunities to engage consumers via
smartphones and consumer IoT devices. The Smith Micro portfolio
also includes a wide range of products for creating, sharing and
monetizing rich content, such as visual voice messaging, optimizing
retail content display and performing analytics on any product set.
For more information, visit www.smithmicro.com.
SafePath, Smith Micro and the Smith Micro logo are registered
trademarks of Smith Micro Software, Inc. All other trademarks and
product names are the property of their respective owners.
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views and assumptions of management, and we do not undertake any
obligation to update these statements to reflect events or
circumstances occurring after the date of this release.
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