PhoneNear Virtual Device

PhoneNear™ is helping mobile operators and service providers meet the rapidly changing needs of their customers for new voice and messaging. PhoneNear helps mobile subscribers stay connected to their mobile devices at all times.

Virtual Device is designed to bring convergence between phone, desktop and cloud allowing you to use your phone from every computer and device no matter where you are.

Solving real user needs
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Virtual Device solves a real user need, the problem of leaving the phone at home and being able to remain connected or just use the phone from the convenience of the keyboard even when you have it with you.

Main Features
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• Call Notifications - Be notified of incoming or missed calls while you are away from your phone.
• Messaging - Send and receive text messages right from your desktop.
• Phone Security - Remotely find and ring your device if lost or lock and wipe it if stolen.

Operator benefits
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With PhoneNear Virtual Device, mobile operators and service providers can benefit from:
• Extending your presence to a second screen.
• Having your services also available on the consumer’s desktops and tablets.
• Keeping consumers connected to their phones and your services at all times.

A growing market
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Android smartphones make up more than 80 percent of devices shipped. (source: IDC)

Virtual Device highlights
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• Incoming and missed calls notifcations.
• Call forwarding.
• Make and receive voice phone calls.
• Send and receive text messages.
• Phone status and alerts – battery, signal strength, Wi-Fi and network operator.
• Find, ring, lock and wipe your phone if lost or stolen.
• Social Graph – find out who calls and texts you the most and who your top contacts are.

Easy to implement
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PhoneNear is a cloud platform based on open standards. It’s straightforward to implement through a web services layer that integrates with the IT infrastructure – including back office business applications like authentication, billing, provisioning and customer care. The result: minimal cost of ownership and reduced risk.

Customization and management
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PhoneNear can be re-branded and customized in any way, making it a powerful branding tool for operators or service providers looking to provide a fully managed service to a third party.

Availability
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PhoneNear is available for all Android 4.1 smartphones and above. In operator network integrated scenarios, Family Safety is also available for any kind of phone – even feature phones.

Seize the future
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PhoneNear enables mobile operators and service providers to deliver brand new services that take advantage of IMS networks, marketing high-value services to customers wherever they are and increasing revenue, loyalty and satisfaction. PhoneNear is all about meeting the needs of both mobile operators and their customers by providing easy-to-use, easy-to-deliver services that users want and are willing to pay for.

Take the next step
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Contact us today to discover how PhoneNear can help your business and your customers.