AHF Partners with Lesotho’s Queen Masenate in Effort to Keep Girls in School

MASERU, LESOTHO-Tuesday, February 28th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, in partnership with Her Majesty Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho, hosted a special event intended to help keep girls in school, reduce their vulnerability to HIV infections and build their self-esteem.

The event, which is a joint initiative of the Queen’s Hlokomela Banana (Care for Girls) project and AHF’s GIRLS ACT campaign supported young women and girls drawn from various schools and an orphanage with the provision of free sanitary pads and school supplies. This initiative was largely informed by the compelling fact that one in ten girls in Sub-Saharan Africa misses school as a result of their menstruation cycle, which equals twenty percent of a given school year.

“Globally girls continue to miss school once their menstruation starts, due to lack of facilities, lack of information or lack of personal sanitary products in the schools. Unfortunately, the ripple effect of this is that being away from school makes them potentially more susceptible to HIV infection. In addition, away from schooling, they lose the opportunity of being empowered through education for a better future,” said Mapaballo Mile, Country Program Manager, AHF Lesotho. “This is the motive behind this formidable partnership with the Queen: to ensure that girls receive free monthly supplies of sanitary pads, school items and menstrual hygiene management and HIV prevention education.”

AHF launched it’s GIRLS ACT campaign in 2016 to ensure that young women and girls aged 15-24 are reached with a wide range of services, including but not limited to sexual reproductive health, menstrual hygiene management, HIV/STI, and legal aid for victims of gender based violence. AHF continues to exemplify its commitment towards supporting and uplifting girls through this kind of initiative, to ensure they have better health outcomes and make informed choices.

“Beyond these initiatives, we would strongly encourage stakeholders and governments to support accessibility to sanitary pads by removing tax levies which makes them unaffordable for most girls in rural areas and commit to making them available in schools at no cost,” stressed Larissa Klazinga, Regional Policy and Advocacy Manager, AHF Southern Africa. “We must also ensure that menstrual hygiene management becomes an integral part of school curriculum, by so doing, we empower girls to feel comfortable about their bodies and boost their confidence!”

The initiative is set to hit more cities and communities in Lesotho in the coming months.

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, currently provides medical care and/or services to over 690,000 individuals in 38 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region and Eastern Europe. To learn more about AHF, please visit our website: www.aidshealth.org, find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/aidshealth and follow us on Twitter: @aidshealthcare and Instagram: @aidshealthcare

Contacts

AHF LESOTHO MEDIA CONTACT:
Mapaballo Mile
Country Program Manager
Email: Mapaballo.Mile@aidshealth.org
or
AHF AFRICA CONTACT:
Kemi Gbadamosi
Senior Manager, PR & Communications, Africa Bureau
Email: oluwakemi.gbadamosi@aidshealth.org


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PEARL by OT® eSE Obtains Certification for Mobile Payment Services in China

COLOMBES, France-Thursday, February 23rd 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and services, today announces that the newly released version of its embedded Secure Element, PEARL by OT®, has obtained MTPS Chinese certification for mobile payment services.

MTPS is the certification program for all Mobile Financial Services technologies in China. From Secure Elements to servers or platforms, all elements involved in any mobile-based payment solution need to obtain an MTPS certificate before being deployed across China.

The newly released PEARL 900k v4+ also comes to market with an unmatched user memory size of 900kbytes, an enhanced SPI* implementation for improved communications with the Application Processor, and a new mechanism to remove all personal applications and credentials present in PEARL v4+ when the user wants to repair or re-sell his device. Finally it includes the latest biometric-compliant payment applets certified by all major worldwide payment schemes. With this new product release, OT confirms the position of PEARL by OT® as the most advanced multi-application eSE on the market.

Increasing concerns regarding users’ authentication, data protection and privacy are arising with the growing trend of smartphones being used as payment devices, as well as to store and process sensitive biometric data. Furthermore, smartphones are only the first wave of connected objects to be secured. Already deployed worldwide in 250Mu+ flagship smartphones, PEARL by OT® enables OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers) to deploy new contactless services certified by key payment schemes worldwide and transport authorities of the largest cities in the world. This unique multi-application platform also supports access control, biometrics, secure storage use-cases and value added services. For instance, PEARL by OT® also supports a secure keyless car entry application and the associated services enabling car makers to securely allow users to use their handset to open cars and start engines.

“To be effective, security must be embedded within connected objects and systems from day 1” said Viken Gazarian, Deputy Managing Director of the Connected Device Makers business at OT. “PEARL by OT® is designed to protect credentials and data applications against software and hardware attacks. It is continuously upgraded to match the stringent requirements of worldwide payment schemes and transport operators. It answers the needs of OEMs and their service partners for the deployment of user-friendly NFC services.”

*SPI = Serial Peripheral Interface

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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Analogix Partners with MediaTek to Bring High-Performance Mobile Video to the Masses

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Tuesday, February 28th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. today announced the availability of high-performance reference designs seamlessly paring MediaTek’s Helio™ X30 processor with Analogix’s ANX7625 SlimPort® transmitter to provide DisplayPort™ over USB-C™ at 4K Ultra-HD resolution for smart devices.

The MediaTek Helio X30 is the most powerful addition to the MediaTek Helio family for today’s high-end smartphones. Bringing together MediaTek’s 10-core, Tri-Cluster architecture on TSMC 10nm process, MediaTek Helio X30 delivers power efficiency, sustained high performance, and is an ideal platform for Analogix’s ANX7625 SlimPort transmitter to offer breakthrough 4K Ultra-HD mobile video experiences.

The ANX7625 is an ultra-low power, single-chip bridge from the MIPI™ and USB 3.1 interfaces of the application processor to DisplayPort over USB-C, simultaneously performing the necessary USB-C port switching and management. It supports High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) version 2.2/ 1.4 for secure playback either to a virtual reality (VR) headset, or to a monitor or big screen TV.

“The MediaTek Helio X30 and SlimPort ANX7625 reference design will allow smartphone users to connect to a lightweight VR or AR headset, and watch 360 videos or play 3D games with better user experience,” said Andre Bouwer, vice president of marketing for Analogix. “ANX7625 also allows concurrent Ultra-HD video and high speed USB data to be output over the USB-C charging port enabling productivity applications such as phone docking stations. When connected to a docking station, a monitor, and a keyboard, the phone will behave just like a PC.”

Product demonstrations are taking place during this week’s Mobile World Congress 2017, at Analogix’s SlimPort booth #7F3 in Hall 7 at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona.

About Analogix Semiconductor

Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. designs and manufactures semiconductors for the digital multimedia market, from smartphones, tablets and notebooks, to high-definition displays and media playback accessories. Analogix is the market leader in providing end-to-end interface connectivity semiconductor solutions for DisplayPort, including the SlimPort family of products, and an industry leader in mobile display controllers, such as low-power, high-speed timing controller solutions. The DisplayPort standard is an innovative, packetized digital interface for high-resolution video and audio that was developed by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). SlimPort branded products are compliant with DisplayPort, Mobility DisplayPort (MyDP), and DisplayPort Alternate Mode over the USB Type-C connector.

For more information visit www.analogix.com and www.slimport.com, follow us on Twitter @Analogix and @SlimPortConnect, or connect with us on LinkedIn.

Analogix and SlimPort are trademarks or registered trademarks of Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

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Gratia Stefan, 408-988-8848
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Number of Global Mobile Subscribers to Surpass Five Billion This Year, Finds New GSMA Study

Mobile Ecosystem Accounted for 4.4 Per Cent of Global GDP in 2016

BARCELONA, Spain-Tuesday, February 28th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The number of unique mobile subscribers around the world will surpass 5 billion later this year, according to a new GSMA study. The 2017 global edition of the GSMA’s ‘Mobile Economy’ report reveals that the 5 billion-subscriber milestone will be achieved by mid-year 2017 and will increase to 5.7 billion by the end of the decade. By that point, almost three-quarters of the world’s population will be subscribed to a mobile service. Subscriber growth over this period will be driven primarily by large Asia markets such as India, which alone is forecast to add 310 million new unique subscribers by 2020.

The study also highlights the on-going shift to mobile broadband networks and smartphones, paving the way towards the 5G era, and the mobile industry’s growing contribution to the global economy, jobs and social development.

“Mobile is a global platform that today supports two-thirds of the world’s population, delivering the connectivity and infrastructure that is powering new digital economies and addressing socioeconomic challenges,” said Mats Granryd, Director General of the GSMA. “Our latest Mobile Economy report reveals how the near ubiquity of smartphones and high-speed connectivity is enabling innovation in areas such as artificial intelligence and driving the digital transformation. Mobile operators have invested over a trillion dollars in their networks since 2010 and will invest a further $700 billion over the remainder of the decade as we enter the 5G era.”

4G Expands Across The Globe – 5G Set To Launch

By the end of 2016 there were 4.8 billion unique mobile subscribers and 7.9 billion SIM connections worldwide1. More than half of connections (55 per cent) were running on mobile broadband (3G/4G) networks, which are forecast to account for almost three-quarters of connections by 2020. The proportion of 4G connections alone is forecast to almost double from 23 per cent to 41 per cent by the end of the decade, a result of ongoing investments in 4G networks by operators. At the end of 2016, 580 4G (LTE) networks had been launched across 188 countries, providing 4G coverage to approximately 60 per cent of the global population.

Looking further ahead, the study predicts that the first commercial 5G networks (based on LTE Release 15) will launch in 2019 and will provide coverage to a third of the world’s population by 2025. The number of 5G connections is forecast to reach 1.1 billion by that time.

Supporting Economic Growth – And Delivering the Global Goals

It is calculated that mobile technologies and services accounted for 4.4 per cent of global GDP in 2016, equivalent to around $3.3 trillion of economic value2. This is forecast to increase to more than $4.2 trillion by 2020, or 4.9 per cent of projected global GDP, as countries around the world continue to benefit from the improvements in productivity and efficiency made possible by mobile technology. The mobile ecosystem directly and indirectly supported 28.5 million jobs in 2016, a figure expected to increase to 30.9 million by 2020.

The mobile sector is also making a growing contribution to public sector funding. It is forecast that the industry will contribute $500 billion in the form of general taxation in 2020, up from $450 billion last year. This does not include government revenue raised via spectrum auctions, which totalled almost $19 billion in 2016.

The report also highlights the leading role the mobile industry is playing in meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)3, particularly in areas such as financial inclusion (supporting SDG 1), health (SDG 3), gender equality (SDG 5) and infrastructure (SDG 9). Mobile networks are also pivotal in extending internet access to as much of the world’s population as possible. The number of individuals accessing the internet over mobile devices has doubled over the past five years to 3.6 billion, and will rise to 4.7 billion, equivalent to 60 per cent of the global population, by 2020.

“Mobile technology provides access to the tools and applications that address a wide range of socioeconomic challenges as well as enabling new technologies and innovations to build more efficient and environmentally sustainable societies,” added Granryd. “The GSMA and its members are united in working to achieve the SDGs across the world, leveraging the power of mobile networks to accelerate this journey in a way that no other technology can.”

The new report ‘The Mobile Economy 2017’ is authored by GSMA Intelligence, the research arm of the GSMA. To access the full report and related infographics, please visit: http://www.gsma.com/mobileeconomy/.

-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.

1 A unique mobile subscriber represents an individual that can account for multiple SIM connections

2 GDP contribution includes direct and indirect contribution from mobile operators (0.9%); related industries e.g. device manufacturers and infrastructure vendors (0.5%); indirect contribution (0.6%); and productivity improvements (2.5%).

3 The United Nations member states adopted a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015. The SDGs set a number of targets, including ending poverty, halting climate change, and fighting injustice and inequality, by 2030. http://www.gsma.com/betterfuture/

Contacts

For the GSMA
Sophie Waterfield
+44 77 7945 9923
Sophie.Waterfield@webershandwick.com
or
GSMA Press Office
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Six More Cable Operators Join Expanding SES Ultra HD Trials

 Over 15 cable providers now testing the SES Ultra HD platform, with some on verge of launching historic consumer Ultra HD services



LUXEMBOURG -Tuesday, February 28th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) today announced that six more U.S. cable operators have joined its successful Ultra HD trials, while some of the first cable providers to participate are nearing the historic launch of consumer Ultra HD packages across the country.

A new wave of Ultra HD trial agreements have been signed with cable operators from coast to coast, including Aureon in Iowa, GVTC Communications in Texas, Highlands Cable Group in North Carolina, KPU Telecommunications in Alaska, Service Electric in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and Shrewsbury Community Cable in Massachusetts.

Over 15 cable operators and multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs), with a combined audience of over seven million subscribers, are currently testing 4K content delivery across SES’s fully-managed, pre-packaged Ultra HD platform. The platform offers the largest Ultra HD programming lineup, together with satellite distribution services and reception gear.

“Our SES Ultra HD solution is on course to enable live and linear Ultra HD delivery to homes in half the time it took HD to reach the same television milestone across the U.S.,” noted Steve Corda, Vice President of Business Development in North America for SES. “Cable operators have been extremely impressed with how easy it is to implement our pre-packaged Ultra HD solution across their networks. By leveraging the scalability and reliability of satellite, SES has greatly accelerated the delivery of Ultra HD to homes throughout North America. Some of the first cable operators to join our Ultra HD trials early last year are now on the verge of launching the very first consumer Ultra HD packages in the U.S.”

“KPU TV has initiated its first Ultra HD trials with SES, firmly committed to being the first to offer the best 4K Ultra HD services to our customers throughout Ketchikan, Alaska,” said Jeff Hendrickson, Video Headend Technician, KPU Telecommunications. “Sales of 4K Ultra HD TVs have increased dramatically across the community, and so have customer requests for great Ultra HD content.”

“Our Ultra HD trials with SES are at the center of our 4K strategy as we ready for the launch of Ultra HD services to our customers in the very near future,” explained Dennis Krumblis, Video Engineering Supervisor, GVTC. “Together with SES, GVTC is well positioned to make Ultra HD services an exciting game-changing reality for our business and our subscribers well ahead of schedule.”

“Ultra HD has now arrived in Massachusetts thanks to SES’s innovative solution that has allowed Shrewsbury Community Cable to leap to reliable and scalable technologies and accelerate our Ultra HD launch strategy,” said Jeffrey Black, Headend Systems Engineer for Shrewsbury Community Cable. “Together with SES, we’re not only in a position to better compete in the world of Ultra HD, we’re now able to lead the way.”

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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






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Markus Payer
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New global survey results show: 2 out of 3 patients said they were involved in the decision-making process about the most appropriate treatment in IPF

INGELHEIM, Germany-Tuesday, February 28th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

    When agreeing on an appropriate treatment, 30% of involved patients said further discussion was not needed and they preferred to strictly follow their doctor or nurse’s recommendation1
    Every third IPF patient interviewed said they were not involved, losing the opportunity to share individual needs and priorities1
    Survey shows patients and physicians are aligned on maintaining lung function for as long as possible being one of the key treatment priorities1,2

“It was hard for me to deal with the trauma of being diagnosed with this devastating rare disease and to make decisions, but speaking openly with my doctor about my IPF was an important step to finding the appropriate treatment to help me live with my condition.”

– Stephen Jones, 68, IPF patient



(BUSINESS WIRE)-- New results from a global survey of over 150 people living with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a life-threatening rare lung disease, demonstrate that while many patients were involved in treatment decisions, opportunities exist to improve the level of dialogue between patients and healthcare professionals.

The new findings from the survey, supported by Boehringer Ingelheim, are released to coincide with Rare Disease Day whose theme in 2017 is ‘research’. Encouragingly, the results show that 2 out of 3 patients (64%) were involved in the decision-making process for their IPF treatment.1 However, one out of every three patients (30%) said they were not involved in treatment discussions at all.1

"It is vital that IPF patients are actively involved in the treatment decisions that affect them,” said Liam Galvin, Secretary of the European Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis & Related Disorders Federation (EU-IPFF). “Open discussion about the lifestyle needs and priorities of patients is key to making the right choice of therapy that can slow the progression of IPF and other options that could assist with its symptoms and management.”

Patient and physician priorities

The new findings expand on insights from a 2015 global survey of over 400 pulmonologists. Analysis of the results shows that whilst patients and physicians agreed on one of the key treatment priorities – to maintain lung function for as long as possible – patient and physician views on other priorities regarding IPF treatment differed.1,2

In addition to maintaining lung function, patients identified reducing the risk of the condition suddenly worsening and being on a medication with manageable side-effects among their top priorities for IPF treatment.1,2 However, physicians cited being on a treatment that allows patients to continue day-to-day activities as normally as possible and being on an effective treatment independent of the stage of disease as their view of patients’ top priorities for IPF treatment besides maintaining lung function for as long as possible.2 This variation in what is seen as most important by patients and physicians highlights the benefit of open dialogue to compare these potentially competing priorities.

Patient involvement in decision-making process

The new survey findings also highlight that as many as 1 in every 3 patients involved in the decision-making process (30%) said that in coming to an agreement about appropriate medical treatment for their IPF, further discussion about treatment choice was not really needed and they strictly followed their doctor or nurse’s treatment recommendation.1

Furthermore, only 40% of those involved said that they were “actively” involved in the decision making-process before agreeing to a certain treatment.1

"IPF can make a patient feel their world has turned upside-down, and they may want to leave treatment decisions to their doctor,” said Dr. Marlies Wijsenbeek, pulmonologist, Erasmus MC, The Netherlands. “It is important that patients engage in discussion. This provides their doctor with relevant information so that the right decision is made at the right time on the appropriate treatment option that best suits their needs. This applies both for medication as well as other non-medical support that may be of benefit.”

Boehringer Ingelheim in fibrosing lung conditions

The global survey of 152 patients was designed to provide insights into IPF and the realities of living with the condition. These new findings have been released to support the 2017 Rare Disease Day theme of ‘research’. As a leader in medical research, Boehringer Ingelheim is committed to transforming fibrosing lung diseases from fatal diseases to chronic, treatable ones. As part of this commitment, Boehringer Ingelheim is currently enrolling patients to participate in the SENSCIS™ study – (Safety and Efficacy of Nintedanib in Systemic SClerosIS), which is the largest trial to date in people with systemic sclerosis who have also developed interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD).

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Please click on the link below for ‘Notes to Editors’ and ‘References’:

http://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/press-release/2-of-3-ipf-patient-feel-involved-in-treatment-decision

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Actility Brings Roaming to LoRaWan Network Operators with Pre-Release Implementation of LoRa Alliance Draft Standard

BARCELONA, Spain-Tuesday, February 28th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mobile World Congress: Actility and Sagemcom, pioneering industry leaders in Low Power Wide Area network software, today announce the availability of roaming between LoRaWAN networks, based on early implementation of the draft standard proposed by the LoRa Alliance™, which will be rolled out widely by operators over the coming months. This roaming capability will be demonstrated on Actility’s booth at MWC (8.0C3). Thanks to these features, operators will be able to enhance coverage within countries by network sharing, and enable international use cases for customers by roaming across borders. LoRaWAN private network owners will also be able to share their network coverage with public network operators.

“The Standardisation team working on roaming at the LoRa Alliance has done a fantastic job in specifying all the needed elements, from provisioning to key management and “back office” functions, to enable roaming between LoRaWAN networks,” explains Actility founder & CTO Olivier Hersent. “We have seen a very strong pull from communication service provider customers, so Actility has invested very heavily to bring an early implementation of the latest stable draft specification to market and gain practical experience as soon as possible, as you can see in our demonstration. Our implementation enables network sharing and roaming between LoRaWAN networks using ThingPark Wireless IoT core network platform, and networks equipped with SagemCom and other standard compliant network servers.”

“By implementing roaming features in their solutions accordingly with LoRa Alliance requirements, Sagemcom and their partners are speeding up the adoption of IoT by extending the coverage, the mobility and the cooperation between the operators. It also emphasizes the power of the Alliance by demonstrating the partnership and the interoperability between the different members and their solutions” says Eric Rieul, Sagemcom Energy & Telecom CEO.

“Roaming is essential for Objenious customers to fully benefit from LPWA network capabilities across all their locations and business internationally and globally, and we’re very pleased to see this early implementation which now contributes to enable LoRaWAN roaming”, says Stephane Allaire, Objenious CEO.

“Inmarsat enables connectivity around the world, serving customers in remote areas, as well as industries which drive the global economy. We have recently extended the capabilities of our network to make LoRaWAN connectivity available from any ground station, and we are now able to offer low-power WAN connectivity anywhere. With the help of this new LoRa Alliance roaming standard, we will bring seamless ultra-low-power connectivity to a new range of mobile use cases worldwide,” comments Paul Gudonis, President, Inmarsat Enterprise.

“Orange solutions based on LoRa® will be extended worldwide in July 2017, providing focused coverage to cities, harbours or industrial sites. LoRaWAN® standardised roaming is a key complementary pillar of our strategy, to optimise deployment costs and reliability for our business customers. Orange already provides a LoRa® based end-to-end solution in France supporting more than 60 Live B2B projects in numerous verticals such as smart cities, smart building, parking, smart home, industry, supply chain, tracking, agriculture.”, says Olivier Ondet, IoT & Analytics SVP, Orange Business Services.

“LPWA is a core technology for the future of industry globally, and the dynamic manufacturing base which drives the Taiwanese economy is already turning to the IoT to optimise supply chain and logistics. The early availability of roaming, as demonstrated by Actility at MWC, and the global technology platform they now provide, is key to extending our solutions worldwide as quickly as possible,” explains Asia-Pacific Telecom President Tim Chen.

Jasper Snijder, KPN’s EVP New Business adds, “The Internet of Things doesn’t stop at national borders. For many use cases, for instance asset tracking, it is important for our customers that ‘things’ remain connected across the globe. As the first operator in the world with a LoRaWAN network covering the entire country, we are soon going to be able to offer our customers multi-national LPWAN connectivity and coverage.

“We think that roaming is a key capability for LoRaWAN, which will support many interesting use cases for our customers. We are seeing strong market demand for roaming capabilities, and are backing the Lora Alliance roaming standard. We’re pleased to see companies like Actility offering early implementations of that draft standard, which means that our customers will be able to start implementing those use cases today,” adds Lars Petermann, Head of Smart Solution for IoT at telent GmbH.

“Thanks to roaming we will be able to offer a seamless cross-border experience, which will unlock a huge potential in the market,” says Frederic Lhostte, Proximus Head of Advanced Telco Services. “It enables us to exploit new use cases, in the mobility sector as well as allow us to advance talks with companies that have business activities in a variety of countries. In addition, it will boost a closer relationship between operators in different countries that back LoRaWAN to jointly target international customers.”

Roaming offers extended coverage for specific use cases by leveraging collaboration between multiple networks, and provides increased capacity and extended device battery life in areas where there are overlapping multiple networks, and finally, it enables LoRaWAN Service Providers to better manage capacity and optimise their coverage. Roaming also enables devices to connect to different LPWA networks depending on the local coverage, and enables use cases in which assets need to be monitored and tracked as they move between countries, for example in baggage monitoring or parcel/shipment tracking.

Contacts

Actility:
Anne van Gemert
anne.vangemert@actility.com
or
Sagemcom:
Marie-Caroline SARO, 00336 336 223 31
presse@sagemcom.com














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NTT Communications Expands Its DDoS Protection Services

Global IP Network Customers Can Choose the Level of Mitigation Support that Best Fits their Cyber Security Strategy



NEW YORK-Tuesday, February 28th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the global data and IP services arm of Fortune Global 500 telecom leader NTT (NYSE: NTT), announced that it is expanding its Distributed Denial of Service Protection Services (DPS). The expanded suite of services will enable its Global IP Network customers around the world to easily customize the level of service and assistance that best fits their needs.

DDoS attacks can strike at any time, potentially crippling network infrastructure and severely degrading the performance and reachability of a website or other IP-accessible system. Depending upon the type and severity of an attack, the impact can result in significant losses in revenue and damaged assets and, most importantly, in unpleasant experiences for end users.

“Recognizing the continuously increasing size and complexity of DDoS attacks, NTT Com is expanding the mitigation options available to its Global IP Network customers,” said Brian Foust, Vice President of Customer Engineering at NTT America. “We are giving customers the opportunity to choose the tier of support they need based on their own cyber defense strategies and plans.”

The first option, DPS Control, is an entry-level tier of service that provides support on access control lists (ACL) and is intended for customers that don’t require full mitigation assistance. Using the service, a customer can define permanent ACLs which are deployed on its NTT Com interface(s) to block a network from certain types of traffic as defined by the customer.

The second option, DPS Core, is an advanced tier of service for customers that require full DDoS mitigation support. DPS Core is supported by NTT Com’s Network Security Team, the same expert team responsible for keeping the company’s tier-1 Global IP Network (AS 2914) infrastructure safe and secure.

NTT Com has globally deployed best-of-breed infrastructure with robust DDoS mitigation capabilities and sufficient capacity to combat large-scale attacks. When notified of a possible DDoS attack, the Network Security Team analyzes network data to confirm an attack is underway and then applies various countermeasures including the redirection of all traffic destined for the DDoS target through NTT Com’s mitigation platform for scrubbing.

Subscribers to DPS Core also enjoy exclusive use of the company’s DPS Portal, a platform where customers can request mitigations and configuration changes, and review past mitigation reports.

About NTT Communications Corporation

NTT Communications provides consultancy, architecture, security and cloud services to optimize the information and communications technology (ICT) environments of enterprises. These offerings are backed by the company’s worldwide infrastructure, including leading global tier-1 IP network, Arcstar Universal One™ VPN network reaching over 196 countries/regions, and 140 secure data centers worldwide. NTT Communications’ solutions leverage the global resources of NTT Group companies including Dimension Data, NTT DOCOMO and NTT DATA.

About NTT Communications Global IP Network

Consistently ranked among the top networks worldwide, NTT Com’s Tier-1 Global IP Network covers North and South America, Asia, Europe and Oceania, and provides the best possible environment for content, data and video transport through a single autonomous system number (AS 2914). NTT Com is one of the top global wholesale IP providers according to the latest Dyn Wholesale Rankings.

More information in US and the Americas: www.us.ntt.net | Twitter @NTT_America (in English) | @NTTComLatam (in Spanish and Portuguese) #globalipnetwork #AS2914

Europe, Middle East and Africa: www.eu.ntt.com | Twitter @NTT Europe

Asia and Oceania: www.ntt.com | Twitter @NTTCom

Contacts

NTT Communications | NTT America
Global IP Network
Fernando Costantino, +1-425-250-7051
fcostantino@us.ntt.net

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Dalma Capital Awarded “Best Fund Platform” in 2017 at MENA FM Awards

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Tuesday, February 28th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

Dalma Capital Management, a leading Alternative Investment Fund Manager, has been named “Best Fund Platform” at MENA Fund Manager’s 2017 MENA FM Awards. The award was announced at a ceremony on January 31st 2017 in Dubai.

The awards recognize Fund Managers and Fund Service Providers in the MENA Region. Winners are selected by a panel of independent industry judges.

“We are honored to be recognized for Dalma Capital’s innovation and dedicated service to the hedge fund and private equity community,” said Zachary Cefaratti, CEO of Dalma Capital, “The award highlights our continued commitment to delivering a best-in-class alternative investment funds from the MENA region.”

About Dalma Capital

Dalma Capital Management Limited is a global alternative investment asset management platform headquartered in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Dalma Capital’s platform is built on three pillars: legal & regulatory foundation, institutional operational & technological infrastructure and a vast capital introduction & asset raising network – which together provide a complete, fully integrated solution for hedge funds, private equity, venture capital and family offices to efficiently launch, manage and grow funds. Dalma Capital continues to seek out best-of-breed fund managers from across the globe to bring the next generation of alternative investment funds to the market.

Contacts

Dalma Capital Management Limited



Zachary Cefaratti

Senior Executive Officer, +971-4-427-8772

info@dalmacapital.com

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New Stop Motion Film "Zipper & Bears" to Be Internationally Released by YKK, Following Its High-Profile Short Animation Films That Received a Total 13 Million Views

 —to premiere on YouTube from February 28 (Tue)－

TOKYO-Tuesday, February 28th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- YKK Corporation (Head office: 1 Kanda-Izumicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo) produced and released the short animation “FASTENING DAYS” in 2014 and its sequel “FASTENING DAYS 2” in 2016, drawing a total of over 13 million views around the world as part of its efforts to widely promote the YKK corporate brand and zippers. YKK’s latest feature, “Zipper&Bears,” is a stop motion film and will premiere worldwide on February 28 on YKK’s official YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/YKKfastening), as well as in commercial ads on YouTube in various countries/regions.

“Zipper&Bears” was produced to promote the Fastening Products Group’s tagline of “Little Parts. Big Difference.” to the world, under the theme that YKK develops helpful, gentle zippers.

The stop motion studio “dwarf” was tapped for this film. People around the world will enjoy this work, which employs stop motion without words to communicate the functionality of YKK zippers.

“Zipper&Bears” is the story of tiny bears working hard to close the zipper on a girl’s cardigan when they realize the amazing function of the zipper. While zippers are taken for granted in everyday life, the story showcases YKK’s efforts to evolve zippers to be more functional and to make life more convenient and full for people around the world. We invite you to enjoy this elaborately crafted movie that links a total of 1537 shots taken over the course of 11 days.

Movie URL: https://youtu.be/4ZNebENfJys

About YKK Corporation
The YKK Group operates in 71 countries and regions around the world, with a total of 114 companies (24 in Japan and 90 overseas). YKK’s global business management structure is comprised of 6 regions that span the globe. YKK’s core business segments are Fastening Products (zippers, snaps, buttons etc.) and Architectural Products (windows, doors, curtain walls for residential, and building construction materials), as well as Machinery and Engineering to support the integrated production of these core businesses.
Company Name: YKK Corporation
President: Masayuki Sarumaru

New Stop Motion Film "Zipper & Bears" to Be Internationally Released by YKK, Following Its High-Profile Short Animation Films That Received a Total 13 Million Views



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Contacts

Contact for Inquiries
PR Office re: Short Movie “Zipper&Bears” (c/o PR company INITIAL Inc.)
TEL: +81-3-5572-6064
E-mail: YKKdougaPR@vectorinc.co.jp
or
YKK Corporation
Hiroki Ishimaru
Corporate Communications Group
E-mail: h-ishimaru@ykk.co.jp

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Asiacell, Deutsche Telekom, Turkcell, Vodafone and Zain Named as Joint Recipients of 2017 GSMA Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry

 Five Operator Groups Recognised for Exceptional Efforts in Supporting Syrian Refugees



BARCELONA, Spain -Monday, February 27th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- At Mobile World Congress today, the GSMA announced that Asiacell, Deutsche Telekom, Turkcell, Vodafone and Zain are the winners of the GSMA’s “Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry Award” for 2017. The joint honorees were recognised for their work in supporting millions of Syrian refugees who have been displaced by the conflict in their home country. The award was presented to the five operators at a special ceremony held last evening.

“On behalf of the GSMA, I congratulate Asiacell, Deutsche Telekom, Turkcell, Vodafone and Zain, and thank them for their inspirational efforts in supporting refugees fleeing the tragic Syrian conflict,” said Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, GSMA and Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises. “In coordination with many international NGOs, relief agencies, partners and suppliers, they have worked tirelessly to provide a diverse array of critical communications initiatives, extending lifelines to millions of people who otherwise would have nowhere to turn for help.”

It is estimated that 11 million Syrians have fled their homes since the civil war began in 2011. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, estimates that nearly 3 million people fled to Turkey, 1 million to Lebanon, 240,000 to Iraq, 650,000 to Jordan and some 1 million to Germany, with many more displaced across Europe and beyond.

From the countries on Syria’s borders – Turkey, Iraq and Jordan – to further afield in Germany, Greece, Macedonia and Serbia – the five operators have undertaken a range of initiatives to support the Syrian refugees, including:

    The establishment of dedicated call centres providing legal assistance, human rights guidance, community advice and emergency response;
    The deployment of infrastructure, including instant networks, to enable connectivity in the refugee camps in Greece, Iraq, Jordan, Macedonia and Serbia, and the introduction of mobile broadband in some of the larger camps;
    The development of customised apps for services such as education, locating and reuniting families, and text and audio translation services;
    The provision of toll-free services, SIM cards, short codes and devices;
    The creation of online resources for contacts and work to help Syrian refugees settle in their new homes; and
    Start-up and entrepreneurial competitions to develop innovative solutions, such as mobile money services for financial inclusion.

“Humanitarian crises are only increasing in their complexity and consequence, and as a global community, we must come together to address suffering – whether from natural or human cause – and this must be a dedicated and united effort,” continued Mittal. “The collective response of the five organisations recognised today tells a remarkable story of the difference that our industry can make when the world is faced with an overwhelming disaster.”

The most prestigious accolade in the GSMA’s annual Global Mobile (Glomo) Awards, the “Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry Award” recognises outstanding achievement in the mobile industry. The Award honours personal or company contributions, as well as achievements that span entire organisations, over a sustained period of time, or for technology advancements that have helped, and are helping, to shape the mobile sector as we know it today. For more information on the 2017 Glomo Awards, visit: https://www.globalmobileawards.com/.

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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.

Contacts

Media:
For the GSMA
Sophie Waterfield, +44 77 7945 9923
Sophie.Waterfield@webershandwick.com
or
GSMA Press Office
pressoffice@gsma.com


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Lenovo Sets Stage for New Mobility with Smart, Connected Devices & Services

● Detachable Miix 320 blends affordability with connectivity on-the-go
● Yoga™ 720 and 520 convertibles are multimode mobile powerhouses
● Tab 4 Series offers something for everyone in the family
● Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus break the mold, not the bank



BARCELONA -Monday, February 27th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE): Lenovo today announced an ecosystem of devices and services that support the new era of mobility and represent how today’s users are demanding solutions that bridge connectivity, hardware and user-centric design. Lenovo is introducing a new device portfolio at Mobile World Congress 2017 that spans nearly all mobile form factors for the ultimate in choice with: the detachable Miix 320, blending affordability with connectivity on-the-go – two convertibles, mobile powerhouses Yoga 720 and 520 – four tablets, the versatile Tab 4 family built for everyone in the family – and Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus, smartphones that pair premium features with affordable prices. All these devices share the ability to give users true mobility, such as the powerful option of LTE* for near-ubiquitous connectivity. At the same time, Lenovo is announcing an enhancement to Lenovo Connect with support for reprogrammable e-SIMs, which on select Windows LTE enabled devices, will allow customers to take advantage of their local Telco contract for data when at home and the best local wireless pricing when they are roaming, without having to swap out their SIM.

Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus: Captivating Design, Unlimited Performance.

The Moto G heritage is one of premium features without a premium price tag, and the all-new Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus remain true to this legacy, delivering what people want most without a premium price tag.

The newest members of the Moto G family bring together an unexpected combination of beauty and power. Both devices feature precision crafted metal design – a first for Moto G - and powerful octa-core processors that enable exceptional performance. Long lasting, all-day batteries mean less plugging in and more getting done, fingerprint readers keep user information safe and secure and advanced camera capabilities allow for the capture of stunning photos with faster focus. Unexpected is now extraordinary.

Lenovo Tab 4 Series Tablets for Kids and the Family 

The Lenovo Tab 4 tablet family builds on the foundation of its mainstream tablets by making them even better: delivering four beautifully designed, powerfully built devices crafted for every member of the family. High on the multimedia experience, the Lenovo Tab 4 8 and Lenovo Tab 4 10 models have dual speakers and Dolby Atmos®. The Lenovo Tab 4 family also introduces an all-new premium line for media buffs: the Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus and Lenovo Tab 4 10 Plus, sporting a standout dual-glass design with full HD displays, powerful processors and up to 12 hours of battery life.

We take the tablet concept ever further with optional packs that transform the Lenovo Tab 4 series into dedicated kid’s tablets or productivity tablets. The Kid’s Pack comes with a shock-resistant bumper, a blue-light filter and a pair of colorful, scratch resistant 3M stickers, augmented by an optimized kid’s experience from the Lenovo Kid’s Account, which features up-to-date and curated kid’s content, a browser with whitelisted websites and scheduling tools for parents. The tablets can also transform into a 2-in-1 Android workhorse with the addition of the optional Productivity Pack with Bluetooth keyboard, which complements the experience of the Lenovo Tab 4’s productivity interface. This interface incorporates a taskbar for quick switching between apps, multi-window support, support for common keyboard shortcuts, and optimization for mouse and keyboard operations. (Read more about the Lenovo Tab 4 Series here.)

Miix 320 Detachable with Lightning-Fast LTE Option*

The Miix 320 combines the productivity of Windows 10 with full keyboard in a lightweight, affordable detachable. Use it as a laptop with its up to FHD 10.1-inch display for work or detach and use it as a portable tablet on the go weighing only 550g. 1 With up to 10 hours of battery life, you can catch up on a full season of Game of Thrones® without a charge. 2 Connect nearly anywhere with its optional LTE.* The mobile multitasking generation will find its balance of size and weight particularly useful with its detachable screen to watch videos, its stable docking keyboard and full PC performance when needed to create content. (Read more about the Miix 320 here.)

Keeping Connected Anywhere with Lenovo Connect e-SIM

Lenovo Connect e-SIM enhancement makes it easy to connect anywhere in the world – no more swapping out SIM cards. Lenovo Connect gives users a seamless connection and local wireless pricing even when they are abroad by taking advantage of local Telco contract for data. Users can even share the same plan across devices when those devices are enabled with Lenovo Connect.

Yoga Convertibles Balance Design, Performance and Mobility

There are times when mobile users want the full power and productivity of a PC in a thin and light machine. As these multitaskers constantly flip between work and play, we built the Yoga 720 and 520 for them, available in 13, 14 and 15-inch models. The 15-inch Yoga 720 is the most powerful convertible in its class3 and comes with up to the latest 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processors, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 discrete graphics, blazing-fast Thunderbolt™ 3 and up to nine hours of battery life.2 For those looking for a wafer thin device, we designed the 13-inch Yoga 720 that’s 17 percent thinner than before at just 14.3mm.4 All the convertibles give users the most freedom and flexibility to use Yoga the way that fits their on-the-go lifestyles best through multiple modes. (Read more about the Yoga 720 and Yoga 520 here.)

Pricing and Availability

Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus will be available beginning in March in various countries across Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific and North America. Find Moto G5 starting at €199 with 2GB RAM/16GB storage. Moto G⁵ Plus starts at $229 USD with 2GB RAM/32GB storage and €279 for 3GB RAM/32GB storage.
The Tab 4 8 and Tab 4 10 start at €169 and €179, respectively. The Tab 4 8 Plus retails at €259 and the Tab 4 10 Plus at €299. They’re available at Lenovo retail partners and www.lenovo.com. Tab 4 Series tablets will be available in EMEA beginning late May.

The Miix 320 (keyboard included, Wi-Fi only without LTE) starts at €269, and the Miix 320 (keyboard included, with LTE) starts at €399 and are available beginning in April 2017. The Miix 320 with Active Pen support and Microsoft Office 365 (for 12 months) will be available in select markets starting in July 2017 on www.lenovo.com.*

The Yoga 720 (13-inch) will be available starting at €999 in April 2017. Yoga 720 (15-inch) will be available starting at €1099 in April 2017. Yoga 520 (14-inch) will be available starting at €599 in July 2017.*

About Lenovo

Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is a $45 billion global Fortune 500 company and a leader in providing innovative consumer, commercial, and enterprise technology. Our portfolio of high-quality, secure products and services covers PCs (including the legendary Think and multimode Yoga brands), workstations, servers, storage, smart TVs and a family of mobile products like smartphones (including the Moto brand), tablets and apps. Join us on LinkedIn, follow us on Facebook or Twitter (@Lenovo) or visit us at http://www.lenovo.com/sg/en.

Full 2017 MWC press kit at http://lnv.gy/2mhh0SF.

Discover more at www.lenovo.com/mwc.

*Lenovo Yoga 520 is marketed as Lenovo Flex 5 in North America. The 15-inch Flex 5 model is available only in North America. LTE not available on Yoga 720 or 520. Lenovo Miix 320 with LTE is not available in North American markets. Prices do not include tax or shipping or options and are subject to change without notice; additional terms and conditions apply. Reseller prices may vary. On-shelf dates and colors may vary by geography and products may only be available in selected markets. All offers subject to availability. Lenovo reserves the right to alter product offerings, features and specifications at any time without notice.

1 Lenovo Miix 320 (with Wi-Fi only) weighs 1.02kg with keyboard and 550g without keyboard. Lenovo Miix 320 (with LTE) weighs 1.03kg with keyboard and 560g without keyboard.

2 The 13-inch Yoga 720 has up to 8 hours of battery life in FHD and up to 7 hours of battery life in UHD. The 15-inch Yoga 720 has up to 9 hours of battery life in FHD and up to 8 hours of battery life in UHD. The 14-inch Yoga 520 has up to 10 hours of battery life in FHD. All battery life claims are approximate and based on test results using the MobileMark® 2014 ver 1.5 battery life benchmark test. Actual results will vary, and depend on numerous factors including product configuration and usage, software, operating conditions, wireless functionality, power management settings, screen brightness and other factors. The maximum capacity of the battery will naturally decrease with time and usage. See https://bapco.com/products/mobilemark-2014/ for additional details.

3 Based on Lenovo’s internal analysis as of February 14, 2017 of 15-inch 2-in-1 convertible laptops using Windows sold by major competitors shipping > 1 million units worldwide annually.

4 The 13-inch Lenovo Yoga 720 is 14.3mm and 17 percent thinner than its previous generation, the 14-inch Yoga 710 that’s 17.3mm thin.

Prices do not include tax or shipping or options and are subject to change without notice; additional terms and conditions apply. Reseller prices may vary. On-shelf dates may vary by geography and products may only be available in selected markets. All offers subject to availability. Lenovo reserves the right to alter product offerings, features and specifications at any time without notice.

LENOVO and YOGA are trademarks of Lenovo. DOLBY ATMOS is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories. GAME OF THRONES is a trademark of Home Box Office, Inc. INTEL, INTEL CORE and THUNDERBOLT are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. NVIDIA and GEFORCE are trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation. MOBILEMARK is a trademark of Mobile Mark, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©2017, Lenovo Group Limited.

Contacts

Lenovo
Ray Gorman, 919-257-6325
rgorman@lenovo.com

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Frontier Communications Joins Milestone Ultra HD Trials with SES

Frontier to test 4K Ultra HD content on SES platform aimed at accelerating Ultra HD delivery to homes across the U.S.



LUXEMBOURG -Monday, February 27th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES S.A. (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) today announced Frontier Communications Corporation has begun testing 4K Ultra HD content delivery using SES’s fully-managed Ultra HD distribution platform.

Frontier is the latest multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) to join SES’s milestone trials aimed at accelerating Ultra HD delivery to homes across North America. SES has a growing number of cable and television system operators currently evaluating the satellite-based Ultra HD solution in an effort to provide the Ultra HD programming to their subscribers this year.

SES’s managed Ultra HD platform is delivered over dedicated satellite bandwidth, which provides a much higher quality viewer experience compared to current Internet-delivered 4K offerings susceptible to bottlenecks, buffering and network congestion. Currently home to nine linear Ultra HD channels, the platform provides the largest bundle of Ultra HD programming in North America.

“We are optimistic that SES’s innovative, pre-packaged Ultra HD solution will allow for a smooth transition of Ultra HD delivery to Frontier subscriber homes nationwide,” said Steve Ward, SVP of Video Technology & Content for Frontier Communications.

“MVPDs across the country have been extremely impressed with our Ultra HD channel lineup and how satellite is enabling them to leap frog to the latest transmission technologies in order to accelerate the delivery of Ultra HD to their subscriber homes,” explained Steve Corda, Vice President of Business Development for SES in North America.

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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 is available at: www.ses.com

Contacts

SES
Markus Payer
Corporate Communications
Tel. +352 710 725 500
Markus.Payer@ses.com

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myDevices Cayenne Showcased by 14 Partners at Mobile World Congress

 myDevices’ IoT Ready Program grows to 73 companies in first 60 days




BARCELONA, Spain-Monday, February 27th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- myDevices, the Internet of Things (IoT) solutions company that “simplifies the connected world”, today announced a multitude of companies that are demonstrating their IoT hardware using myDevices’ award-winning Cayenne IoT project builder at Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest gathering for the mobile industry, in Barcelona, Spain from February 27-March 2.

myDevices’ Cayenne enables developers to quickly design, prototype, and commercialize IoT solutions such as smart buildings, smart farming, smart metering and asset tracking applications.

myDevices IoT Ready Program™ allows sensor, gateway, microcontroller and other device manufacturers to make their devices “drag-and-droppable” to Cayenne’s community of over 165,000 users. This means that an IoT developer can integrate an IoT Ready device into their project without having to write code to provision that device. There are 73 companies that have enrolled in the program since its debut at CES 2017 in conjunction with the release of myDevices’ MQTT API and full LoRaWAN™ support.

“Making it easier and faster to build an IoT solution is our goal and we feel myDevices is delivering just that,” said Kevin Bromber, CEO of myDevices. “Now that our IoT Ready Program is in place, developers can mix and match sensors, gateways and other devices all within one project simply by dragging and dropping from our extensive library of supported devices from our valued partners. Furthermore, these disparate devices from different manufacturers can now talk to each other. The use cases are endless, and we are proud that Cayenne is becoming the industry standard for building and delivering finished IoT solutions.”

myDevices Cayenne will be on display at the following locations:

myDevices / Hall 8.0 Meeting Room 8.0A3 – myDevices will demonstrate how to build IoT solutions using Cayenne and exhibit an array of devices and finished products from its IoT Ready Program partners. To request an appointment at myDevices’ meeting room, email mwc@mydevices.com.

LoRa Alliance IoT Pavilion / Hall 8.0 Stand 8.0D3 – Together with companies from the LoRa Alliance™, myDevices will demonstrate Cayenne’s interoperability capabilities among its partners’ IoT networks, gateways, sensors, and devices within the LoRaWAN™ ecosystem including:

Semtech Corporation – a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for high-end consumer, enterprise computing, communications, and industrial equipment. The company is demonstrating various LoRa-enabled sensors utilizing the Cayenne platform to visualize the data.

Microchip Technology Inc. – a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog, wireless and Flash-IP solutions. They are providing demos of its LoRa-based ExpLoRer board, by SODAQ, an Arduino development node. The embedded sensors are deployed around the LoRa Alliance booth and real-time temperature readings are being shown using the Cayenne dashboard.

Everynet – the leading innovator of LPWA technology who with global partners build, manage and supply LoRaWAN networks and solutions. With a mission to make it simple to connect everything, the company is showcasing their new PostTracker device with temperature, orientation, geolocation, free fall detection, start / stop movement detection and data displayed with Cayenne’s visualization features.

MultiTech – designs, develops and manufactures communications equipment for the industrial internet of things. Live product demonstrations are being shown of MultiTech’s newest wireless industrial IoT technologies including intelligent and programmable IoT gateway working in conjunction with solutions from myDevices, PNI Sensor Corporation, BluBoard, Device Authority, SKS Automaatio Oy, STMicroelectronics, Asavie, and Actility.

OrbiWise, – a leading international solution provider for LPWA IoT networks based on Semtech’s LoRa® devices and wireless RF technology.

Senet – Senet, the first and fastest growing provider in North America of low power, wide area networks (LPWANs) is showcasing its industry leading LoRaWAN service provider solutions and growing ecosystem of IoT partner end device hardware and applications.

Additional myDevices IoT Ready Program partners exhibiting at MWC include:

Sagemcom / Hall 8.1 Stand 8.1E49 – operates on the broadband (digital home, set-top boxes, Internet gateways, telephony and multimedia terminals), smart city (smart meter, smart grid, smart site, smart infra, smart services) and Internet of Things markets. Sagemcom is showcasing Smart City & Energy use cases with its SICONIA™ multi-sensor device combined with myDevices’ Cayenne ability to collect, monitor, and visualize sensor data.

Stream Technologies / Hall 7 Stand 7C30 – creators of IoT-X, fully integrated with Stream’s LoRaWAN™ network server, is compatible with any LoRaWAN compliant device. The company is showing how enterprises can rapidly build applications through Cayenne for devices that have been deployed on LoRaWAN networks powered through IoT-X.

STMicroelectronics / Hall 7 Stand 7A61 – a global leader in the semiconductor market serving customers across the spectrum of sense and power and automotive products and embedded processing solutions. Their demo uses myDevices’ new Cayenne Low Power Payload (LPP) to collect data and send a command down to their LoRa-equipped device, Nucleo board.

Actility / Hall 8.0 Stand 8.0C3 – an industry leader in LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Network) IoT applications and business management software. They are showcasing LoRaWAN location services, LoRaWAN roaming, 3GPP and LoRaWAN integration.

Kerlink / 8.0 Stand 8.0C11 – specializes in network solutions for the Internet of Things. Its mission is to provide clients with network solutions (equipment, software and services) dedicated to the IoT.

Tektelic Communications / Hall 7 Stand 7H41 – develops and builds high performance wireless products including, highly scalable carrier-grade IoT LoRaWAN Gateways, Small Cell Base Stations, Wireless Backhaul Systems, and High Power & High Efficiency Radios.

To sign up for a free Cayenne account, go to www.Cayenne-myDevices.com.

About myDevices

myDevices, an IoT solutions company, is the creator of Cayenne, the world’s first drag-and-drop IoT Project Builder, which enables customers to bring their IoT projects from prototype to mass production. The company also hosts a vibrant online community of IoT developers where users collaborate and share information. myDevices’ connectivity and device-agnostic technology empowers engineers and enterprise partners to easily develop and deploy IoT solutions into their existing infrastructure and business. myDevices is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. For more information, please visit www.myDevices.com.

Contacts

myDevices
Jake White
bjakewhite@mydevices.com



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Dubai Airports: Concourse D Welcomes 16.6 million Passengers in First Year

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Wednesday, February 22nd 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

Concourse D marks its first anniversary on February 24 following a successful inaugural year that saw over 16.6 million passengers enjoy its customer-friendly design and top-flight retail and food and beverage offering.

Concourse D, which represents the final major piece of infrastructure to be built at DXB as part of the $7.8 billion Strategic Plan 2020 programme, was a timely addition to the airport when it first opened its doors for passengers on February 24, 2016. The $1.2 billion facility became home to 60 international airlines that operate into DXB’s Terminal 1 and connect it to 90 destinations around the world. The facility increased the annual capacity of the airport from 75 million passengers to 90 million.

“Concourse D is the outcome of a well-designed and meticulously planned project that was built around the evolving needs and expectations of our customers – the hundreds of thousands of passengers that pass through our airport every day,” said HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Airports; President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority; Chairman and CEO of Emirates Group. “After a successful first year of operations, it is very clear that Concourse D has achieved its goal of delighting our passengers and our business partners.”

During the first year of operations, Concourse D welcomed 115,118 flights and an estimated 16,686,272* passengers while setting new heights in customer service.  Concourse D has exemplified Dubai Airports’ commercial strategy to design and deliver an integrated environment featuring walk-through retail, adjacent food and hospitality concepts, a comfortable central atrium and investment in the world’s best airport Wi-Fi. It has also been a showcase for Dubai Airports’ special events having hosted numerous musicDXB performances and Hang Out DXB engagements designed to surprise and delight passengers with prize giveaways, special discounts and interactive games.

The new concourse has delivered an upgraded lounge experience with nine lounges spread over 6,926m2 and has surpassed expectations with over 3600m2 of F&B options that cater to all tastes and budgets including celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck’s The Kitchen and the first Pret a Manger to operate in a Middle Eastern airport.  

-Ends-

*Figures for January and February 2017 are based on average monthly figures for Concourse D.

Contacts

Dubai Airports

Lorne Riley +971-50-1562308

Lorne.riley@dubaiairports.ae


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Foundation Holdings and Bloom Holding Launch Joint-Venture to Introduce Innovative Workforce Solutions

Joint Venture aims to deploy AED 1 billion over the next three to five years with goal to launch IPO

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates-Monday, February 27th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

Foundation Holdings and Bloom Holding announced the launch of a joint-venture introducing workforce solutions in the critical, impactful and fast growing sectors of healthcare, education and consumer driven industry within the UAE. The newly formed joint venture aims to be a key partner, helping business owners and key stakeholders stay ahead of the curve by advancing their business objectives, recruiting top talent and reducing employee turnover.

Foundation Holdings and Bloom Holding will each own 50% of the joint venture which aims to deploy AED1 billion in these sectors over the next three to five years with the goal to ultimately sell shares in an IPO on the local or international stock exchanges.

Competition is at an all-time high as businesses of all sizes strive for their share of talented employees looking for great opportunities. In addition to rising healthcare and education costs and complying with complex regulations, business owners increasingly face demands to provide superior benefits to match employee expectations.

The joint venture will leverage Foundation Holdings’ strategic insight and specific sector knowledge as well as  Bloom Holding’s brand, operational expertise and experience in bringing workforce solutions. The joint venture offers a unique proposition, differentiated access and strategy.

Sameh Muhtadi, CEO of Bloom Holding, said: "We believe Foundation Holdings firmly leverages its management’s extensive track record in operational value creation and IPOs in the robust healthcare, education and consumer sectors, which ultimately promise exponential growth in our region. This new alliance will further enable Bloom Holding to strengthen its brand and position. We look forward to giving our community the resources and environment they need to succeed.”

Abhishek Sharma, CEO of Foundation Holdings, said: “We strongly believe the healthcare, education and consumer sectors will drive human capital, innovation and transformational opportunities. The ground breaking joint venture is an exciting new chapter for Foundation Holdings. We will turn the war for talent from one of the biggest challenges into an asset. This is an ambitious collaboration allowing Foundation and Bloom to combine forces and ultimately master the war for talent.”


Contacts

APCO Worldwide

Muhannad Al badri

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Meet the HUAWEI P10, a Stunning Combination of Technology and Art

P Series Debuts in New Colors and Leica Style Portraiture

BARCELONA, Spain-Monday, February 27th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- To kick off Mobile World Congress 2017, Huawei Consumer Business Group today launched the HUAWEI P10 and HUAWEI P10 Plus. The much-anticipated devices are a combination of beautiful hardware and the latest advances in software, showcasing striking colors and finishes and introducing new Leica front and back cameras with cutting-edge portrait features to make every shot a cover shot.

Additionally, Huawei unveiled its second-edition smartwatch, the HUAWEI WATCH 2 and Porsche Design HUAWEI Smartwatch. The 4G sports wearable combines innovative technology with authentic craftsmanship, and features an athletic and stylish lightweight design.

“As culture and technology continue to intersect in every aspect of our world, we want to deliver new products and experiences that ultimately improve and enhance life,” said Richard Yu, CEO, Huawei Consumer Business Group. “Our impressive new HUAWEI P10 and HUAWEI P10 Plus weave together the exceptional imaging capabilities of Leica and our stand-out design and hardware innovations.”

Key features include:

    Leica Dual-Camera 2.0 for the HUAWEI P10 and Leica Dual-Camera 2.0 Pro Edition for the HUAWEI P10 Plus, with precise 3D facial detection, dynamic illumination, portrait enhancements, natural bokeh effect and HUAWEI Hybrid Zoom as well as the world’s first Leica front camera;
    Trendy colors and design, including the industry’s first Hyper Diamond-Cut finishing and color variants created in partnership with Pantone;
    Kirin 960 processor, HUAWEI Ultra Memory and new EMUI 5.1.

An Artistic Photography Studio in Your Hands

The HUAWEI P10’s new Leica Dual-Camera 2.0 and Huawei P10 Plus’ Leica Dual-Camera 2.0 Pro Edition, with a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor, a 12-megapixel RGB sensor and 8-megapixel Leica front camera deliver superior technical and artistic photography features.

The devices’ portrait features include precise 3D facial detection technology, dynamic illumination and portrait enhancements. A smart imaging algorithm applies studio-like re-lighting and beautifying effects to create radiant portraits. Using the new depth-of-field algorithm, a natural bokeh effect creates sharper, clearer and more vivid colors in the foreground, while the background remains elegantly blurred.

The HUAWEI P10 Plus’ Leica Dual-Camera 2.0 Pro Edition includes new SUMMILUX-H Leica lenses with a larger F/1.8 aperture and higher optical capability. Co-developed with GoPro, the HUAWEI P10 and HUAWEI P10 Plus also feature Highlights, a mobile editing tool which creates a dynamic video of users’ images and videos.

Iconic P Series Design with On-trend Touches

The HUAWEI P10 introduces the industry’s first Hyper Diamond-Cut finishing on a smartphone, along with refined sandblast and high gloss finishes. The HUAWEI P10 and HUAWEI P10 Plus are also available in a selection of unique colors as a result of the first cross-industry partnership with the Pantone Color Institute, including Dazzling Blue and the Pantone Color of the Year 2017, Greenery.

The Hyper Diamond-Cut finish will be available in Dazzling Blue and Dazzling Gold. Greenery, Rose Gold, Mystic Silver, Graphite Black and Prestige Gold will be available with a sandblast finish, and Ceramic White will be available in high gloss.

Both its 5.1-inch and 5.5-inch models feature the latest Corning Gorilla 5 Glass protection and narrow bezel edges, while the HUAWEI P10 Plus has a 2K display for more details. The P Series’ signature camera window is flush with the back of the device.

The HUAWEI P10 and HUAWEI P10 Plus’ fingerprint sensor is now on the front of the phone and lies under one continuous pane of glass; the fingerprint sensor also replaces the navigation bar making the screen view bigger.

Exceptional Performance Advancements

These new smartphones take efficiency a step further with the powerful Kirin 960 processor and all-new EMUI 5.1.

Layered on top of the machine learning algorithm is HUAWEI Ultra Memory. First, the machine learning algorithm learns how users use their phones. Then, HUAWEI Ultra Memory anticipates app usage and manages RAM, so the most-used apps and services load faster and outperform in multitasking. EMUI 5.1 also improves touch response with a faster touch control driver, predictive touch tracking and parallel graphics rendering.

With 3,200 and 3,750 mAh batteries, the devices support HUAWEI SuperCharge technology. The low voltage, low temperature fast charging solution comes with a super safe 5-gate protection mechanism, offering real-time voltage, current and temperature monitoring to make charging fast and safe.

The HUAWEI P10 Plus features 4x4 MIMO (four physical antennas) with support for the 4.5G network. Both devices feature 2X2 Wi-Fi MIMO (two antennas) for fast Wi-Fi speed coverage. For users requiring faster, more accurate navigation via maps and applications, HUAWEI HiGeo technology combines multi-sensory predictive tracking and offline big data to enable GPS and cell network location detection.

Pricing and Availability

    Beginning in March, the HUAWEI P10 and HUAWEI P10 Plus will be available in the following markets:

Australia       Italy       Saudi Arabia
Austria       Malaysia       Singapore
Chile       Mexico       South Africa
China       Netherlands       Spain
Columbia       New Zealand       Sweden
Denmark       Norway       Thailand
Finland       Peru       Turkey
France       Philippines       UAE
Germany       Poland       United Kingdom
Greece       Russia       Vietnam

Version
         

EUR (includes tax)
HUAWEI P10     64GB + 4GB     €649
HUAWEI P10 Plus     64GB + 4GB     €699
HUAWEI P10 Plus     128GB + 6GB     €799

Starting at €329, the HUAWEI WATCH 2 will be available in March in more than 20 countries and regions.

For more information please visit: http://consumer.huawei.com





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Contacts

Racepoint Global for Huawei Consumer BG
Lisa Kennedy, 1-415-694-6700
Huawei@racepointglobal.com













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Mobileum Collaborates With AT&T to Roll Out Global WiFi Coverage for Service Providers

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Monday, February 27th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mobileum, the leader in roaming and analytics solutions for telecom business transformation, will work with AT&T to offer AT&T’s WiFi Hub service as part of its portfolio of solutions for service providers around the world. Service providers will be able to roll out products that include WiFi access, so customers can continue to access applications and services while roaming.

AT&T’s WiFi Hub has global coverage, with millions of included hotspots. Users can seamlessly access and connect to these hotspots over their smartphones, and stay connected to their favorite applications and services.

Mobileum provides roaming and travel solutions to global service providers. This allows them to build offers, provision users and give access to data services while ensuring policy enforcement and service quality at all times. Mobileum’s service provider customers will be able to offer WiFi service either through their own applications, or via Mobileum’s suite of products.

“AT&T is a pioneer in the converged wireless broadband ecosystem,” said JR Wilson, AT&T’s Vice President of Partnerships and Alliances and the Chairman of the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA). “We have been working with Mobileum for some time and are excited about this new chapter in our relationship. It will advance our mission to enhance wireless connectivity and enable next-generation services in different global markets.”

"Mobileum's analytics solutions are in use at over 600 mobile operators globally and actively drive additional revenue in roaming and domestic services," said Bobby Srinivasan, Mobileum’s CEO. "We combine our unique Active Intelligence platform with our deep telecoms expertise to deliver industry leading solutions in our focus areas of mobile travel and roaming, fraud and security, and in customer engagement."

"With our broad reach and recognized industry and thought leadership, we will use this collaboration to give service providers the ability to maximize the potential of WiFi around the world, by helping them to discover additional revenues and drive higher customer satisfaction and loyalty."

To learn more, visit Mobileum at booth #6I37 at Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona.

Contacts

For Mobileum
UK/Europe:
Donna Airey, +44 (0) 207 751 4444
Mobileum@libertycomms.com
or
US:
Suzanne Hirsh, +1 415-429-5652
Mobileum@libertycomms.com


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U-CAN Creates Heartwarming Video Depicting Cats Using U-CAN Correspondence Course Materials

 Heartwarming video of an elderly widow living alone deep in the mountains with her two cats



TOKYO-Monday, February 27th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- U-CAN releases an online fictional video entitled “Cats Learning” for view over YouTube that depicts an elderly widow and her two cats living deep in the forest of Nagano Prefecture. The video is designed to demonstrate the highly effective correspondence course materials created by U-CAN while at the same time touching the hearts of viewers with a warm storyline.

Please watch the video at: https://youtu.be/R4c_jyTH1a4

The video depicts the two cats observing the widow in deep sorrow looking at her husband’s picture and then suddenly picking up and begin studying a fictional "U-nyan" (Meaning “U-Meow”) correspondence course for cats. “U-Meow” includes text and DVD materials in cat paw language designed to teach them how to “stand on their hind legs”, “shake their tails”, and “give massages”. This scene raises the question why the cats are studying the “U-Meow” correspondence course materials?

This question is answered when the cats take a surprising and heartwarming behavior when they see once again the old lady crying with her husband’s picture in her hands. Do watch the moving story of the elderly widow and her two cats online.

“The true value of correspondence courses is their ability to provide people with new knowledge and skills by enabling them to study at their convenience wherever and whenever they like,” said Kentaro Kimura, Executive Creative Director at Hakuhodo Kettle. “Based upon this strength of U-CAN’s correspondence course business, we came up with the story line of a lonely elderly widow living in the remote mountainous region of Japan with her cats to demonstrate the ability of U-CAN’s correspondence course to help cheer up the old lady saddened by the loss of her husband.”

About U-CAN

U-CAN, Inc. creates various learning materials that make “studying fun” and provides “happiness through knowledge” in the fields of education, culture and entertainment. Courses include 140 courses in various fields including licenses, hobbies, education and others provided through correspondence courses. Also videogrammes, music software, books, CDs, videos and DVDs that are designed to stimulate users’ intellectual curiosity are sold via mail-order services. Please visit our website for more details: http://www.u-can.co.jp/

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Contacts

U-CAN "Cats Learning" PR Office
Akemi Nio / Ikuko Ota, +81-3-6441-4501
pr@kettle.co.jp


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Panasonic and Digital Hollywood University Will Shoot and Live Stream YOHJI YAMAMOTO's Fashion Show at the Paris Collection

PARIS-Monday, February 27th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Panasonic Corporation and the Digital Hollywood University Media Science Laboratory will jointly collaborate with YOHJI YAMAMOTO Co., Ltd. to release the 2017-2018 Autumn/Winter Paris Collection of the renowned Japanese fashion brand YOHJI YAMAMOTO at 8:00 PM March 3, Friday, local Paris time at the Paris Collection, which holds worldwide attention in the fashion industry. The fashion show will be recorded using multiple units of the new Digital Single Lens Mirrorless Cameras, "LUMIX DC-GH5", and live streamed on the Internet.

Since February 2014, Panasonic has been exploring new image expression methods using 4K technology and developing digital imaging devices that can bring those expressions to life in collaboration with the Tomoyuki Sugiyama Research Department of the Digital Hollywood University Media Science Laboratory.

For this demonstration, Panasonic will provide 5 GH5s, the world's first (*1) Digital Single Lens Mirrorless Camera that can shoot 4K 60p video, to support the Digital Hollywood University's shoot of YOHJI YAMAMOTO's runway at one of the most prominent fashion events, the Paris Collection. Taking advantage of GH5's compact, lightweight features, the runway will be shot from multiple angles in super high resolution 4K 60p with smooth movement. These cameras will demonstrate the excellent power of expression of 4K 60p, which will capture the unique atmosphere and even the texture of the materials at the forefront of fashion. Panasonic is also conducting a live streaming demonstration via the Internet by recording 4K 60p video with GH5, and simultaneously converting it to Full HD with an external device in order to provide a smooth and stable streaming of live images to people in the fashion industry and fashion lovers across the world.

The live streaming will begin from 8:00 PM March 3, Friday, local Paris time (*2) at:

YOHJI YAMAMOTO Official Site
http://www.yohjiyamamoto.co.jp/yy/

YOHJI YAMAMOTO Official Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/theofficialyohji/

YYChannel - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/c/YYchannelYohjiYamamoto

Panasonic will continue to develop products that explore new possibilities of image expression technologies unique to elaborate and immersive 4K images that are befitting of the high definition era through the collaboration with Digital Hollywood University, and to create new values for its customers and a new photo and video culture.

*1 As of January 4, 2017. As a digital single lens mirrorless camera, according to Panasonic research.

*2 Please note that the start of Internet streaming may be delayed due to conditions at the fashion show.

Related Links

LUMIX GLOBAL GATEWAY – Panasonic
http://www.panasonic.com/global/consumer/lumix/index.html

[Press Release] Panasonic Develops the World's First 4K 60p/50p Video Recording Digital Single Lens Mirrorless Camera LUMIX GH5 Featuring '6K PHOTO' (Sep 20, 2016)
http://news.panasonic.com/global/press/data/2016/09/en160920-5/en160920-5.html

YOHJI YAMAMOTO Official Site
http://www.yohjiyamamoto.co.jp/yy/

Digital Hollywood University | Top
http://www.dhw.ac.jp/en/

Digital Hollywood University Media Science Laboratory (Japanese)
http://msl.dhw.ac.jp/

[Video] Introducing Panasonic LUMIX GH5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w7T2g8cZWs

[Video] Benefits of LUMIX GH5 at #PanasonicCES 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJeL4WFRSeI

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Contacts

Media Contacts:
Panasonic Corporation
Global Communications Department
Media Promotion Office
presscontact@ml.jp.panasonic.com

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