QIC Insured Names 11 Winners of Lucky Draw Campaign

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Sunday, February 26th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

QIC Insured, the retail arm of Qatar Insurance Company, UAE’s premier insurer announced the winners of its recently concluded lucky draw campaign. Customers who purchased or renewed their comprehensive car insurances online from 1st November – 15th December were automatically eligible to participate in the campaign.

The first prize winner, Mr. Moses Ponnuswamy Ponnuswamy was awarded a cheque for AED 100,000. Ten second prize winners, Jayesh Malwankar, Chris Ricky Moraes, Antonius Jacobus Cornelis van Vilsteren, Anshul Singh, Alain Bou Malham, Ahmad Junaid, Hesham Mohamed Mohamed Hassan, Khalid Galal Eldin Hussien Saleh Diab, Mohamed Kamaleldin Aly El Leithy, Lekshmi Sunil were each awarded cheques for AED 5,000.

Speaking about the success of the online campaign, Salem Al Mannai, Deputy Group President & CEO QIC – MENA region commented, “As the leading insurance group in the MENA region, we strive to offer customers reasons to choose QIC Insured as their insurer.”

He further added, “The success of the online campaign can be attributed to our distribution platform qic-insured.com which assists in providing  instant quotes for buying, renewing or managing policies from anywhere at any time.  Coupled with an intuitive interface, the Live Chat option makes it easy and convenient for customers to buy their insurance online.”

During the cheque handover ceremony, COO of QIC UAE Operations, T Ilango, congratulated the winners and remarked: “It is delightful to award eleven winners with cash prizes totaling AED 150,000. Capitalizing on the success of this campaign, we will continue to introduce more innovative products and campaigns in the market to be the preferred insurer in the UAE.”

About QIC Insured:

QIC Insured is a trademark under Qatar Insurance Company (QIC) and is the retail brand of QIC’s personal insurances. QIC Insured’s new universe can be experienced at www.uaeqic-insured.com

About QIC:

Established in 1968, Qatar Insurance Company in the UAE is a branch of Qatar Insurance Group, the leading insurer in the MENA region. Deriving strength from the rating of its parent company, A/Stable from S&P and A (Excellent) from A.M. Best, QIC offers innovative insurance solutions for every segment of its customer base. Benefitting from the increasing global footprint of its parent, QIC serves as a conduit in facilitating overseas insurance interests.

Contacts

Ahmad Al Nashash 

+971 4 567 3822

agent.nash@secret-pr.com


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GRI G4, the most widely used sustainability reporting framework globally

 Training to throw light on the leading international framework



Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Thursday, February 23rd 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

Sustainability reporters across the globe have been using the GRI Guidelines for the past 15 years. GRI reports have been published from more than 90 countries around the world, with thousands of organisations referencing the guidelines to create the leading framework for sustainability reporting. The Guidelines are specifically referenced in policy or regulation in more than 40 countries and regions, as well as 24 stock exchanges. Here in the Arab Region, over 140 sustainability reports have already been produced using the last version of the GRI guidelines known as GRI G4 within the last couple of years. This indicates towards a steady stream of reports that have come from both public sector and privately owned organisations.

Arabia CSR Network President & CEO remarked, “In all the years that we have been a training partner of GRI, we have been fortunate to interact with hundreds of sustainability professionals who have found in GRI the perfect framework for reporting their non-financial performance. We have also witnessed a steady growth in the trend of sustainability reporting in the Region, with some very advanced examples of reporting that have come forth from companies in our Region. This trend will consolidate in the years to come as stakeholders demand more transparency and accountability from organisations.”

Arabia CSR Network will offer several training sessions on sustainability reporting in the month of March. There will be a 3 day course on GRI G4 in English and another 3 day course in Arabic. There will be two short one day sessions on the GRI Standard Transitional Module, one each in English and Arabic. All the courses will cover accredited content developed by GRI and supported by Arabia CSR Network. Candidates that complete the courses will receive a certificate of attendance from the GRI headquarters based in The Netherlands. Arabia CSR Network will also support these candidates in their future reporting efforts. The Network offers advisory service for CSR strategy and sustainability reporting.

Editor’s Notes

About the Arabia CSR Network: The Arabia CSR Network is a professional multi stakeholder organization established in the UAE in 2004. It is devoted to advancing the principles and practices of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Arab region. It facilitates networking, learning and sharing experiences and knowledge in matters of CSR. The Arabia CSR Network was the first GRI certified training partner for the Arabic speaking Middle East countries. The Arabia CSR Network promotes, encourages and recognizes responsible business practices through a bunch of services and offerings, including trainings, research and best practice, advisory services, third party assurance and a Pan-Arab acclaimed award initiative known as the Arabia CSR Awards. For more information, please visit www.arabiacsrnetwork.com. For further enquiries please email us at admin@arabiacsrnetwork.com  /trainings@arabiacsrnetwork.com  or call on 043448120.

Contacts

Sudipa Bose, +971-4-344-8622, admin@arabiacsrnetwork.com

www.arabiacsrnetwork.com

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During the Mobile World Congress OT demonstrates how to secure Low Power Networks for IoT with Sierra Wireless

COLOMBES, France-Saturday, February 25th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products, services and solutions will demonstrate on its booth at Mobile World Congress 2017 how to secure Low Power (LPWA) Networks in licensed spectrum using M2M cellular modules from Sierra Wireless. Cellular networks are evolving to connect devices requiring low consumption. The 3GPP standards like EC-GSM-IoT, LTE-M and NB-IoT are specially tailored to target the connectivity requirements of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) using the existing network infrastructures. OT is strongly involved in securing this IoT evolution and proposes solutions to support this transition.

IoT requires devices to be connected everywhere and in all conditions, sometimes for a very long period of time and often with a low amount of data to be exchanged. The emergence of Low Power Networks is an attempt to address those requirements, introducing new networks and devices able to operate over a long range, in remote locations, with low power and at low cost.

“OT is proud to show its involvement in securing the IoT world. Most objects will be connected in the near future and OT has a solution to ensure the integrity and the confidentiality of the data transmitted, along with the strong authentication of the devices.” said Pierre Barrial, Managing Director of the Mobile Network Operators business at OT.

Together with Sierra Wireless, OT demonstrates that its ruggedized SIM cards are fully compatible with the IoT evolutions in the 3GPP world. OT is an active member of the GSMA Mobile IoT initiative, designed to accelerate the commercial availability of Trusted IoT based on 3GPP technologies.

“Sierra Wireless is proud to offer the most innovative LPWA modules and to demonstrate them working on live networks. With revolutionary capabilities such as unprecedented radio sensibility and the latest power saving features defined by 3GPP, cellular IoT devices can now be deployed everywhere and run on battery for more than 10 years while enjoying the benefits of LTE networks for long-lived global service coverage, security, and a wide choice of suppliers thanks to unified standards,” said Philippe Guillemette, Chief Technical Officer of Sierra Wireless. “We are glad to see that Oberthur Technologies brings innovative power consumption optimizations for the SIM card to further boost IoT deployments.”

Come and discover how OT Secure Low Power Wide Area Networks in licensed spectrum at the Mobile World Congress on OT’s booth, Hall 6 Stand 6H30. The demonstration is part of the GSMA Mobile IoT Tour.

ABOUT SIERRA WIRELESS

Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) is building the Internet of Things with intelligent wireless solutions that empower organizations to innovate in the connected world. We offer the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of 2G, 3G and 4G embedded modules and gateways, seamlessly integrated with our secure cloud and connectivity services. OEMs and enterprises worldwide trust our innovative solutions to get their connected products and services to market faster. Sierra Wireless has more than 1,000 employees globally and operates R&D centers in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.sierrawireless.com.

Sierra Wireless is a registered trademark of Sierra Wireless. Other product or service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

ABOUT OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES

OT is a world leader in embedded digital security that protects you when you connect, authenticate or pay.

OT is strategically positioned in high growth markets and offers embedded security software solutions for “end-point” devices as well as associated remote management solutions to a huge portfolio of international clients, including banks and financial institutions, mobile operators and governments, as well as manufacturers of connected objects and equipment.

OT employs over 6,500 employees worldwide, including almost 700 R&D people. With a global footprint of 4 regional secure manufacturing hubs and 39 secure service centers, OT’s international network serves clients in 169 countries. For more information: www.oberthur.com

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OT Confirms Its Leadership in eSIM with the World’s First GSMA Security Accreditation in the Consumer Space

COLOMBES, France -Saturday, February 25th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products, services and solutions, has successfully achieved the GSMA Security Accreditation Scheme certification (SAS-SM) for its eSIM subscription management solution for consumer devices at its European data center. OT thus becomes the first player worldwide to obtain this certification for the Consumer remote SIM provisioning (RSP) server also known as the SM-DP+ (Subscription Management Data Preparation).

With OT’s eSIM subscription management solution, mobile operators can offer global connectivity services meeting the consumer market needs. They can remotely allocate their subscription credentials onto the devices, without any compromise on the security.

OT’s subscription management solution accreditation complements the recent certification of OT’s factory in Vitré, France with SAS UP v7.0 for the production of OT’s eSIM called DakOTa. DakOTa offer addresses both:

    the M2M market with DakOTa v3.11, already selected for a worldwide deployment by an industrial OEM,
    the consumer market with DakOTa 4.0, giving the possibility to consumers to manage their connectivity plans directly on their devices, in compliance with GSMA phase 2 specifications2.

“Our state of the art datacenters are a key asset to operate and host business critical solutions for our customers. These certifications are yet another proof towards our clients that OT is fully committed to security and data protection aspects in the eSIM environment. GSMA accreditation for both eSIM production and the SM-DP+ capabilities of our solution confirms our legitimate position in the Consumer and IoT markets.” said Viken Gazarian, Deputy Managing Director of Connected Device Makers business at OT.

1. compliant with GSMA M2M SGP.02 v3.1 specification
2. GSMA SGP.22 v2.0

ABOUT OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES

OT is a world leader in embedded digital security that protects you when you connect, authenticate or pay.

OT is strategically positioned in high growth markets and offers embedded security software solutions for “end-point” devices as well as associated remote management solutions to a huge portfolio of international clients, including banks and financial institutions, mobile operators, authorities and governments, as well as manufacturers of connected objects and equipment.

OT employs over 6 500 employees worldwide, including almost 700 R&D people. With a global footprint of 4 regional secure manufacturing hubs and 39 secure service centers, OT’s international network serves clients in 169 countries. For more information: www.oberthur.com

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OT and Telenor Group Partner to Be Ahead of the SIM Digitalization Era

COLOMBES, France -Friday, February 24th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and services, today announces that OT has been selected by Telenor Group, one of the largest mobile telecommunication companies, to launch OT’s subscription management technology for eUICC for both consumer and M2M markets.

This partnership is a new step in the acceleration of the digitalization of the SIM card. By adopting OT’s Subscription Management technology for eUICC, Telenor Group will follow its digital transformation program by expanding its connectivity operations and therefore offer its customers a very convenient and fully digitized experience. Currently, Telenor has more than 210 million subscribers across 13 business units worldwide that OT can now supply with its cutting-edge core platform technology.

With its comprehensive Subscription Management technology, OT offers the most efficient, secure and transparent technology to serve the connectivity needs for mobile telecommunications and to deliver a seamless experience to end-users.

OT’s Subscription Management platform will be deployed following latest GSMA standards: SGP.22-v2.0 for Consumer use cases and GSMA SGP.02-v3.1 for M2M uses cases.

“OT is proud to have been selected by Telenor Group to accompany them in their digital evolution. OT will bring its premium solution set-up to Telenor affiliates worldwide and pave the way for full integration and customer journey optimization. We are thrilled to enable Telenor’s affiliates to address a range of new devices with eUICC technology inside” says Pierre Barrial, Managing Director of the Mobile Network Operators business at OT.

ABOUT OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES

OT is a world leader in embedded digital security that protects you when you connect, authenticate or pay.

OT is strategically positioned in high growth markets and offers embedded security software solutions for “end-point” devices as well as associated remote management solutions to a huge portfolio of international clients, including banks and financial institutions, mobile operators, authorities and governments, as well as manufacturers of connected objects and equipment.

OT employs over 6 500 employees worldwide, including almost 700 R&D people. With a global footprint of 4 regional secure manufacturing hubs and 39 secure service centers, OT’s international network serves clients in 169 countries. For more information: www.oberthur.com

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All you need to know about the latest trends of the Mobility world, available on AppStore and Google Play
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SES Board of Directors appoints three new members to its Executive Committee

LUXEMBOURG -Friday, February 24th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG)  (LuxX:SESG) announced that in yesterday’s meeting the Board of Directors appointed Steve Collar, John Purvis and Evie Roos as new members to its Executive Committee. Steve Collar will join in his current role as CEO of O3b Networks, John Purvis as Chief Legal Officer and Evie Roos as Chief Human Resources Officer. Like the four current Executive Committee members, the three top executives will report to the President and CEO of SES, Karim Michel Sabbagh.

“As CEO of O3b Networks since 2011, Steve has played a central role in driving the company’s extremely successful development and in aligning it with our data business since its full acquisition by SES last year,” said Romain Bausch, Chairman of the Board. “Both John and Evie have been Executive Committee participants for several years and will continue to provide strong leadership on a wide array of strategic and organisational topics. The extension of our Executive Committee reflects the growth of our business and the focus on clearly distinct and dynamically growing markets.”

Up-to-date biographies and photos of the three new Executive Committee members are available here: https://www.ses.com/about-us/management

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About SES

SES is the world-leading satellite operator and the first to deliver a differentiated and scalable GEO-MEO offering worldwide, with more than 50 satellites in Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) and 12 in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). SES focuses on value-added, end-to-end solutions in four key market verticals (Video, Enterprise, Mobility and Government). It provides satellite communications services to broadcasters, content and internet service providers, mobile and fixed network operators, governments and institutions, and businesses worldwide. SES’s portfolio includes the ASTRA satellite system, which has the largest Direct-to-Home (DTH) television reach in Europe, and O3b Networks, a global managed data communications service provider. Another SES subsidiary, MX1, is a leading media service provider and offers a full suite of innovative digital video and media services. Further information available at: www.ses.com

Contacts

For further information:
SES S.A.
Markus Payer, +352 710 725 500
Corporate Communications
Markus.Payer@ses.com

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GSA and GSMA Announce Agreement to Collaborate on Spectrum for 5G Networks

LONDON-Friday, February 24th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) and the GSMA today announced an agreement that will help pave the way for the development of 5G mobile broadband networks globally. Through this cooperation framework, the two organisations will share and collaborate on spectrum management issues with particular reference to the allocation, harmonisation and market availability of new bands.

In the run up to the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference in 2019 (WRC-19), this partnership will be key. It will help ensure a coherent and consistent approach in support of new spectrum allocations for mobile broadband networks based on IMT technology. The cooperation will also include addressing already-identified spectrum, which must be assigned to meet current and future demand for mobile broadband services.

Following a successful joint 5G workshop at ITU Telecom World 2016 in Thailand, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at a meeting between the GSA and the GSMA in London.

Joe Barrett, President of the GSA noted: “Both GSA and the GSMA share a common interest in promoting advanced mobile services. Our collaboration and combined messaging on spectrum allocation will support the global deployment of 5G to meet industry expectations of extended coverage and gigabit data rates.”

“The GSMA is very pleased to be working with the GSA to champion citizens’ access to high-speed, high-quality 5G mobile services through the allocation of future spectrum. It is through close collaboration that we can raise awareness of the need to connect more and more consumers and businesses," said John Giusti, Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA.

The MoU employs a multi-faceted approach that will prioritise sharing studies in support of frequency bands for future 5G deployments. In addition, the two organisations will jointly identify and support key countries to facilitate the timely availability of already allocated spectrum, carrying out in-country studies and technical analysis as required.

-ENDS-

About the GSMA

The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting nearly 800 operators with almost 300 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and internet companies, as well as organisations in adjacent industry sectors. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as Mobile World Congress, Mobile World Congress Shanghai, Mobile World Congress Americas and the Mobile 360 Series of conferences.

For more information, please visit the GSMA corporate website at www.gsma.com. Follow the GSMA on Twitter: @GSMA.

About the GSA

GSA promotes the 3GPP technology roadmap – 3G; 4G; 5G including NB-IoT, VoLTE, LTE-V, LTE-U, LTE Broadcast, mobile device availability and features, etc. and represents companies across the worldwide mobile ecosystem engaged in the supply of infrastructure, semiconductors, test equipment, devices, applications and mobile support services. The GSA Executive Board comprises of Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Nokia and Qualcomm Incorporated, covering close to 100% of all mobile network infrastructure deployments.

For more information, please visit the GSA corporate website at www.gsacom.com. Follow the GSA on Twitter: @gsacom.

Contacts

For the GSMA
Sophie Waterfield
+44 7779 459923
sophie.waterfield@webershandwick.com
or
GSMA Press Office
pressoffice@gsma.com
or
For the GSA
GSA Press Office
+44 330 113 1572
press@gsacom.com
















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