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NQ Mobile and Smartfren Roll Out Preloaded Mobile Security App [Professional Services Close - Up](Professional Services Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) NQ Mobile, a global provider of mobile Internet services, announced a new preload agreement with PT Smartfren Telecom, Tbk (Smartfren), a CDMA/EVDO telecommunications operator in Indonesia. According to a release, the deal broadens distribution of NQ Mobile's privacy and security apps through pre-installation on Smartfren's Android smartphones as well as through its app store. NQ Mobile Security will be available from Smartfren under the name "Smartshield." Smartfren began preinstallation of Smartshield and NQ Mobile's privacy app on new devices earlier this month. For existing Android users, both apps will be also available through the Smartfren Appstore. Smartfren has about 12.5 million subscribers and expects to sell more than three million Android smartphones in 2014. Recently named App of the Year by the Best Mobile App Awards, the Company noted that NQ Mobile Security is one of the most widely used solutions of its type in the world, with millions of active user accounts worldwide. The NQ Mobile security and privacy apps provide users with unsurpassed protection from viruses, malicious URLs, spam and data-theft; essential protection against unwanted intrusion for their sensitive and personal data including photos, videos, Facebook messages and more. Basic features of these apps are free; premium features are available for a fee. "This agreement with Smartfren significantly expands NQ Mobile's penetration in the critical southeast Asian market," Calvin Cai, General Manager of Overseas Business Development, NQ Mobile. "Identified by NQ Mobile as one of the top 10 most infected mobile markets, Indonesia stands to benefit from Smartfren's addition of the NQ Mobile privacy and security products." "Smartfren has grown rapidly by keeping an eye on the needs of its customers, becoming the only operator in the region that also provides handsets," said Satyadev Sarvaiya, Head of Smartphone and Device Technology, Smartfren. "Now, with NQ Mobile's products we are able to add a valuable layer of security for our subscribers." NQ Mobile products for Android are also available directly to consumers through the Google Play store. Smartfren Telecom, Tbk. is a provider of telecommunications services. More Information: www.nq.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |