Honoring the Winners of the Al Ain Police Sports Shield Championship

In Conjunction with the 44th National Day Celebrations

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, December 1st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The winners of the Al Ain Police Sports Shield Championship were honored during a ceremony held in conjunction with the UAE’s 44th National Day celebrations. The sports championship was organized by the Directorate General of Strategy and Performance Development at the Ministry of Interior, represented by the Sports Activity Department.

Brigadier Mohammed Hamid bin Dalmouj Al Dhaheri, Strategy and Performance Development Director General at the Ministry of Interior, stressed the keenness of the Ministry of Interior to organize various sporting events, and develop its staff members' skills through various activities and practices. Such efforts stem from the Ministry’s belief in the integral role that sporting effectively contributes to character development. “Police work requires a keen sense of knowledge, skills, intellect, and expertise,” he said; noting that the organization of such competitions enhances the level of performance in every aspect.

For his part, Colonel Mohammed Suhail Al Rashidi, Director of the Al Ain Police Directorate, delivered a speech during the ceremony. Al Rashidi, underlined the importance of sports and physical activity in developing the officers' policing skills. "Organizing these competitions in conjunction with the celebrations for the UAE’s 44th National Day is reflected positively through the intellectual and psychological activity of the athletes; and contributes to enhancing the performance of their duties. This activity additionally strengthens the spirit of communication between departments and individuals,” he said.

The Shield Championship featured three sports tournaments, namely the running championship, the fitness and challenge championship, and the tug of war championship.

The Police Schools Department ranked first in the running championship, followed by the Sweihan Police Station and the Falaj Hazza Police Station in second and third positions, respectively. In the fitness and challenge championship, the Falaj Hazza Police Station ranked first, followed by Zakher Police Station and the Al Saad Police Station in the second and third positions, respectively. The Falaj Hazza Police Station won the tug of war championship, while the workshops branch ranked second.

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ThreatConnect Closes Series B Funding in Excess of $16 Million

Led by SAP NS2, Funding Enables ThreatConnect to Further Accelerate Global Expansion for Enterprise-Class Business Value in a Threat Intelligence Platform

ARLINGTON, Va - Tuesday, December 1st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ThreatConnect® Inc., creator of the most widely adopted Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP), today announced it has closed Series B Funding at more than $16 Million. SAP National Security Services, Inc.® (SAP NS2®), subsidiary of the leading global enterprise software company SAP, led the round. Grotech, the lead investor in ThreatConnect’s Series A, also participated in this round along with other strategic investors.

Due to specific need and demand within the industry, ThreatConnect will use this significant investment to increase its market penetration globally. This investment signals three things for ThreatConnect, its customers, and the market:

    ThreatConnect continues to demonstrate its commitment to becoming an enterprise-class business software platform for cybersecurity;
    ThreatConnect’s platform is being recognized by SAP NS2 as mission-critical for its customers; and
    ThreatConnect continues to pioneer the threat intelligence platform market, with a true platform designed to meet the needs of the C-suite and analysts alike.

“From our very first days, the vision has been to build a platform that gives security operations a long overdue seat at the executive table,” said Adam Vincent, CEO for ThreatConnect. “We started by building something for analysts, designed by analysts while keeping in mind that management, the C-suite, and board also needed a solution. Now, thanks to investment and partnership with SAP NS2, we will be demonstrating to Fortune 2500 organizations and large government agencies the difference an enterprise approach to cyber security can make.”

Over the course of 2015, ThreatConnect has firmly established its position in market as a true threat intelligence platform - programmable by outside developers, connecting users to one another for collaboration, and acting as the brain for other systems. Recently ThreatConnect announced TC Exchange and its software development kit, which gave users an open source workbench to freely share applications with each other, choose and modify applications, and accelerate solution development through plug and play activities.

The investment driven by SAP NS2 is also the precursor to the development of a joint version of the product built on SAP HANA to be added to ThreatConnect’s product portfolio in 2016. SAP HANA is the leading in-memory database and analytic platform built to dramatically accelerate and simplify large and complex computing operations.

“Security operations has become a mission critical element of the enterprise in national security and commercial organizations alike. ThreatConnect is the leader in the marketplace and provides a true threat intelligence platform to address the unmet needs of those organizations. It’s difficult to imagine a better solution and partner to showcase the speed, scalability and power of HANA,” said Ron Police, COO of SAP NS2. “It’s time for security operations to have the same access to enterprise software as do other aspects of the business, and we expect ThreatConnect’s threat intelligence platform to do just that.”

About ThreatConnect

ThreatConnect, Inc. is the leading provider of advanced threat intelligence products and services including ThreatConnect®, the most widely-adopted Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) on the market. ThreatConnect is the only company to deliver a single platform in the cloud or on-premises to effectively aggregate, analyze, and act to counter sophisticated cyber-attacks. Making advanced analytics capabilities easily accessible to threat intelligence, incident response and security operations analysts, ThreatConnect offers a superior understanding of relevant cyber threats to business operations. To register for a free ThreatConnect account, or to learn more about our products and services, visit: www.threatconnect.com.

About SAP NS2

SAP National Security Services, Inc.® (SAP NS2®) is an independent, 100% U.S. subsidiary of the global enterprise software company SAP, offering a full suite of world-class enterprise applications, analytics, database, cyber security, cloud, and mobility software solutions from SAP, with specialized levels of security and support to meet the unique mission requirements of U.S. national security and critical infrastructure customers. In addition to software solutions, SAP NS2 offers secure support and consulting services from credentialed experts in the national security space. Learn more at www.SAPNS2.com.

About Grotech Ventures

Founded in 1984, Grotech Ventures is a leading early investor in high-potential technology companies. Grotech seeks innovative, early-stage investments across the IT landscape and continues to invest and add value throughout the life cycle of each portfolio company. The firm has a strong combination of financial backing, industry relationships, and deep domain and operational expertise to accelerate growth. With more than $1 billion in committed capital, Grotech supports early-stage companies through investments starting at $500,000. For more information, visit: www.grotech.com.

Contacts

W2 Communications

Nicole Nolte, 703-877-8111

Nicole.Nolte@w2comm.com



 

New Genesis 360MW Power Project to provide over 30% of Benin's current electricity demand

LONDON - Tuesday, December 1st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Genesis Energy “Genesis”, the energy group based in London, today announced the launch of a 360MW multiple gas fired power project valued at US$190 million, which will provide over 30% of the Republic of Benin's current electric power supply capacity.

The project will commence with a 120MW power plant capacity, on a fast track basis, and will be on the back of a long term power purchase agreement without financial contributions from the government.

The Genesis power project investment is a major boost to the socio-economic development of the Republic of Benin. It is being jointly implemented by Genesis, in partnership with General Electric "GE", Cummins Co-Gen UK "CUMMINS" and Engro Corporation "ENGRO", all of whom are in long term strategic partnerships with Genesis.

His Excellency, Thomas Yayi Boni, President of the Republic of Benin, said at the signing ceremony: ‘’Genesis’ team and the government have done a very good job in helping us to achieve the signing of this Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), which will help provide every community and village with efficient and sustainable power.”

The government has made several concession agreements with power companies with resources of natural gas, hydro and solar energy, and Genesis is among these.

This investment will increase job prospects, as well as boosting revenue and economic activity in the country, enabling Genesis to directly employ and train a number of Beninoise people, right from the construction stage.

Akinwole Omoboriowo II, CEO of Genesis said: “This project to provide Benin with reliable, competitive and clean electric power, is in line with our Vision of Lighting Up Africa One Community at a time”.

Spero Mensah Ph.D, Benin’s Minister of Energy, thanked Genesis for helping to secure investments amounting to over US$190 million to build the power plant, which will enable Benin to buy the electric power produced.

The Genesis investment is a key strategic development for the government to create special Economic Zones such as "Free Trade Zones" to provide sustainable electricity.

The Genesis investment partners will deploy high efficiency gas turbines, manufactured by General Electric “GE”, and gas engines manufactured by CUMMINS, used in their other joint investment projects in various locations.

The electricity produced will go directly to the National Grid of Benin, under the administration of the Société Beninoise d'Energie Electrique (SBEE) for distribution across the country, including households, industries, commercial enterprises and all other classified customers of the SBEE.

On completion, the 360MW power project will substantially increase the country’s current electric power supply, while also attracting more global investors to Benin.

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Allied Wallet Engages BofA Merrill Lynch as its Financial Advisor

LOS ANGELES - Tuesday, December 1st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Allied Wallet, Inc. (“Allied Wallet”) announced today that it has engaged BofA Merrill Lynch to act as its financial advisor in connection with its exploration of potential strategic opportunities including a private placement or an initial public offering in 2016.

Allied Wallet is a global customized payment solution provider that is world-renowned as a “one-stop shop” that consolidates state-of-the-art payment solutions, enabling businesses of all sizes to implement one payment solution for all their payment processing needs.

Allied Wallet is able to process transactions in 164 currencies and settle funds straight into a merchant's bank account. Allied Wallet offers affordable and international online payment solutions, mobile point-of-sale solutions, prepaid card solutions, digital wallet solutions, and chargeback/fraud solutions all under one account.

By simplifying multi-currency, international transactions, Allied Wallet streamlines payment solutions and statistically prevents risk losses to under 1% for international merchants.

Allied Wallet has seen exponential growth over the years both domestically and internationally, and has repeatedly ranked on the INC 500 and Los Angeles Business Journal Fastest Growing Companies Lists over the past five years.

With over 125 million users globally, Allied Wallet's “one-stop shop” model is able to simplify payment processing for international merchants and customers, and offer the services of many competitors on a single platform, under one company.

“We're very excited to move forward with BofA Merrill Lynch as our lead financial advisor,” said CEO Andy Khawaja. “We are a global provider of next generation payment solutions that effectively competes with leading global payments businesses such as PayPal, Square, Stripe and CyberSource. Our diversified solutions offered through a single, multi-channel platform make it easier for merchants to seamlessly manage their payments globally. With BofA Merrill Lynch as our lead financial advisor, we're looking forward to taking Allied Wallet to the next stage of growth, scale and payments leadership for the company.”

Find Allied Wallet on: Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Google+

About Allied Wallet:

Allied Wallet has revolutionized the e-commerce industry by introducing new and innovative payment processing solutions for merchants for over ten years. By developing, innovating, and consolidating state-of-the-art payment solutions, Allied Wallet has been able to streamline payments for successful businesses in 196 countries globally. Visit www.alliedwallet.com or more information.

Contacts

Allied Wallet, Inc.

A.J. Almeda

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Abu Dhabi Traffic Raises Public Awareness about Vehicle Decoration Guidelines in Al Ain and the Western Region

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, November 26th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

The Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police have distributed traffic awareness brochures regarding vehicle decoration guidelines for the 44th National Day in the city of Al Ain and the Western Region (Al Gharbia). This comes in a bid to emphasize the importance of adhering to the designated requirements.

“The traffic awareness brochures regarding vehicle decoration guidelines have been distributed to the public,” said Lt. Colonel Salah Abdullah Al Hemairi, Chief of Al Ain Traffic Section at the Directorate of Traffic and Patrols at Abu Dhabi Police. “The brochures include graphics and methods for decorating a vehicle in a way that does not impair the driver’s field of vision, alter the color of the vehicle, or hide the license plate from view.”

Adding further, Lt. Colonel Al Hemairi urged the public against obstructing the flow of traffic, parking in the road or in designated places for buses and taxis, leaning out of car windows or the sunroof, and against altering the engines in any way or installing any material to the vehicle that would make it louder. He called upon motorists to adhere to the prescribed occupant load of the vehicles, and warned them against using any type of spray, tinting the windshield or driver side window, and against changing the color of the vehicle.

Moreover, Major Suhail Sayah Al Mazroui, Chief of the Highways Traffic Section in the Western Region, called upon the public and urged them to abide by the laws of traffic and the guidance of the traffic officers in order to provide further safety; and to contribute to the celebrations of this dear national occasion without causing any traffic accidents. He pointed out that the Western Region Traffic Section will intensify its control in the areas where the festivities are held, alongside all of the roads in the region.

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Teva and Takeda Establish Unique Partnership to Meet the Wide-Ranging Needs of Patients and Growing Importance of Generic Medicines Use in Japan

The Business Venture is Expected to Start Operating in the Second Calendar Quarter of 2016, and will Offer Patients and the Healthcare System the Portfolio of Teva’s High-Quality Generic Medicines and Takeda’s Long Listed Products Supported by the Complementary Capabilities and Platforms of Both Companies.

JERUSALEM & OSAKA, Japan - Tuesday, December 1st 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO:4502) today announced that the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement to establish an unprecedented partnership in Japan. The strategic move between Takeda, an R&D driven pharmaceutical company which has a long history as a leading company in Japan, and Teva, among the top ten pharmaceutical companies in the world and the global leader in generics, will form a new business venture to meet the wide-ranging needs of patients and growing importance of generics in Japan. As one of the fastest growing generics markets in the world, Japan is expected to continue its high growth driven by social requirements such as increased patients' needs for stable supply of affordable high quality medicines and the Japanese government's policy of reduction of healthcare expenditures. Takeda’s leading brand reputation and strong distribution presence in Japan combined with Teva’s expertise in supply chain, operational network, global commercial deployment and infrastructure, and R&D, brings forward a new, collaborative business model in line with government objectives and ultimately serving millions of patients.

Subject to standard regulatory approvals, the business venture is expected to start operating in the second calendar quarter of 2016, and will offer patients and the healthcare system the portfolio of Teva’s high-quality generic medicines and Takeda’s long listed products. Teva will have a 51% stake in the new company and Takeda will have 49%. The business venture will operate as an independent company with its own Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Leadership team. Further details of the agreement have not been disclosed. Given that the deal will not become effective until the second calendar quarter of 2016, there is no expected material financial impact for both Teva and Takeda in 2015.

"We are delighted to partner with Teva to start the new business in Japan," said Masato Iwasaki, Ph.D., President of Takeda’s Japan Pharma Business Unit. "Takeda will further strengthen its initiative as a leading company in the Japanese pharmaceutical industry, leveraging our activities to lead innovation in medicine as well as supporting the new company's business."

"The new business venture will combine Teva's strong generics platform, portfolio and quality across the value chain with Takeda's leading brand presence and distribution capabilities in Japan," said Siggi Olafsson, President and CEO of Teva Global Generic Medicines. "This unique combination will create a company ideally positioned to lead the high growth in the generic market in Japan and is aligned with the Japanese government objectives to reach 80% generic penetration by the end of fiscal year 2020. The new business venture with Takeda reaffirms our long standing commitment to Japanese patients and delivers on Teva’s strategy of increasing our presence in key emerging markets to position Teva for long-term sustainable growth.”

About Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Located in Osaka, Japan, Takeda (TOKYO:4502) is a research-based global company with its main focus on pharmaceuticals. As the largest pharmaceutical company in Japan and one of the global leaders of the industry, Takeda is committed to strive towards better health for people worldwide through leading innovation in medicine. Additional information about Takeda is available on www.takeda.com.

About Teva

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) is a leading global pharmaceutical company that delivers high-quality, patient-centric healthcare solutions to millions of patients every day. Headquartered in Israel, Teva is the world’s largest generic medicines producer, leveraging its portfolio of more than 1,000 molecules to produce a wide range of generic products in nearly every therapeutic area. In specialty medicines, Teva has a world-leading position in innovative treatments for disorders of the central nervous system, including pain, as well as a strong portfolio of respiratory products. Teva integrates its generics and specialty capabilities in its global research and development division to create new ways of addressing unmet patient needs by combining drug development capabilities with devices, services and technologies. Teva's net revenues in 2014 amounted to $20.3 billion. For more information, visit www.tevapharm.com.

Teva's Safe Harbor Statement under the U. S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:

This release contains forward-looking statements, which are based on management’s current beliefs and expectations and involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause our future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include risks relating to: our ability to develop and commercialize additional pharmaceutical products; competition for our specialty products, especially Copaxone® (including competition from orally-administered alternatives, as well as from generic equivalents such as the recently launched Sandoz product) and our ability to continue to migrate users to our 40 mg/mL version and maintain patients on that version; our ability to identify and successfully bid for suitable acquisition targets or licensing opportunities (such as our pending acquisitions of Allergan’s generic business and Rimsa), or to consummate and integrate acquisitions; the possibility of material fines, penalties and other sanctions and other adverse consequences arising out of our ongoing FCPA investigations and related matters; our ability to achieve expected results from the research and development efforts invested in our pipeline of specialty and other products; our ability to reduce operating expenses to the extent and during the timeframe intended by our cost reduction program; the extent to which any manufacturing or quality control problems damage our reputation for quality production and require costly remediation; increased government scrutiny in both the U.S. and Europe of our patent settlement agreements; our exposure to currency fluctuations and restrictions as well as credit risks; the effectiveness of our patents, confidentiality agreements and other measures to protect the intellectual property rights of our specialty medicines; the effects of reforms in healthcare regulation and pharmaceutical pricing, reimbursement and coverage; governmental investigations into sales and marketing practices, particularly for our specialty pharmaceutical products; adverse effects of political or economic instability, major hostilities or acts of terrorism on our significant worldwide operations; interruptions in our supply chain or problems with internal or third-party information technology systems that adversely affect our complex manufacturing processes; significant disruptions of our information technology systems or breaches of our data security; competition for our generic products, both from other pharmaceutical companies and as a result of increased governmental pricing pressures; competition for our specialty pharmaceutical businesses from companies with greater resources and capabilities; the impact of continuing consolidation of our distributors and customers; decreased opportunities to obtain U.S. market exclusivity for significant new generic products; potential liability in the U.S., Europe and other markets for sales of generic products prior to a final resolution of outstanding patent litigation; our potential exposure to product liability claims that are not covered by insurance; any failure to recruit or retain key personnel, or to attract additional executive and managerial talent; any failures to comply with complex Medicare and Medicaid reporting and payment obligations; significant impairment charges relating to intangible assets, goodwill and property, plant and equipment; the effects of increased leverage and our resulting reliance on access to the capital markets; potentially significant increases in tax liabilities; the effect on our overall effective tax rate of the termination or expiration of governmental programs or tax benefits, or of a change in our business; variations in patent laws that may adversely affect our ability to manufacture our products in the most efficient manner; environmental risks; and other factors that are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2014 and in our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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GSMA Announces Additional Keynote Speakers for Mobile World Congress 2016

CEOs of AT&T, BT, Cisco, Huawei, Roshan, Stripe, TeliaSonera, Vodafone and WPP Confirmed to Speak at Mobile World Congress

LONDON - Monday, November 30th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today announced the addition of several speakers for the 2016 GSMA Mobile World Congress keynote programme, including CEOs of leading companies in mobile and adjacent industry sectors. The GSMA also provided further updates on events and partner programmes at Mobile World Congress. Mobile World Congress will be held 22-25 February 2016 at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, with events also taking place at Fira Montjuïc.

“We have an outstanding line-up of chief executives confirmed for this year’s Mobile World Congress, including several who are first-time keynotes at Barcelona,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “This year’s speakers will share insights on a range of hot topics in mobile, from mobile identity to the Internet of Things, from digital inclusion to industry disruption, from network evolution to entertainment, among others."

The GSMA has added the following executives to the roster of keynote speakers at Mobile World Congress:

    Ralph de la Vega, President and CEO, AT&T Mobile & Business Solutions
    Gavin Patterson, CEO, BT Group
    Chuck Robbins, CEO, Cisco
    Guo Ping, Deputy Chairman and Rotating CEO, Huawei
    Karim Khoja, CEO, Roshan
    Patrick Collison, Co-Founder and CEO, Stripe
    Johan Dennelind, President and CEO, TeliaSonera
    Vittorio Colao, Chief Executive, Vodafone
    Sir Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive, WPP

Previously announced keynote speakers include:

    Simon Segars, CEO, ARM
    Jonah Peretti, Founder and CEO, BuzzFeed
    Hans Vestberg, President and CEO, Ericsson
    Mats Granryd, Director General Designate, GSMA
    Dr. Nadia Shouraboura, Founder and CEO, Hointer
    Kate Unsworth, Founder and CEO, Kovert Designs
    Anne Bouverot, Chair and CEO, Morpho (Safran)
    Dan Schulman, President and CEO, PayPal
    Richard Fain, Chairman and CEO, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
    Anthony Lake, Executive Director, UNICEF

In addition to the keynotes, the conference will include nearly 50 in-depth track sessions over the course of the four-day event. For more information on the conference, including the agenda and speakers, visit www.mobileworldcongress.com/conference/conference-overview/.

New Developments at 4 Years From Now

4 Years From Now (4YFN) announced further updates, including new speakers and event partners. Taking place 22-25 February 2016 at Fira Montjuïc, 4YFN will occupy 18,000 square meters, more than double the 2015 space, and will encompass a wide range of activities designed to generate new business opportunities for the entrepreneurial community worldwide.

The 4YFN 2016 programme will revolve around three core themes – ‘Disrupted by Mobile’, ‘The Internet of Things’ and ‘Digital Media’ – bringing together the most innovative professionals and ideas in the digital sphere. The first confirmed speakers for 4YFN include John O’Donovan, CTO, Consumer Products and Platforms of Dow Jones; Nicola Mendelsohn, Vice President, EMEA at Facebook; Israel Ruiz, Executive Vice President and Treasurer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Zack Weisfeld, Managing Director of Microsoft Ventures; and Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia and Chairman of the social network TPO. BStartup de Banc Sabadell and Telefónica Open Future have been confirmed as Gold Partners and IBM has signed on as a Lab Partner for 4YFN. For more information on 4YFN, visit http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/events/4yfn-event/.

New Companies Participating in Partner Programmes in Theatre District

The GSMA announced several new Partner Programmes taking place in the Theatre District at Fira Gran Via. On Tuesday, 23 February, Tail-f and Tropo will each hold half-day Partner Events, while Visa will host its “Visa Ready Summit 2016” on Wednesday, 24 February. Additionally, icar Vision Systems and Infineon Technologies have joined the Power Hour sessions taking place on Thursday, 25 February. For more information on Partner Programmes at Mobile World Congress, visitwww.mobileworldcongress.com/events/partner-programmes/.

Deadline for the Glomo Awards Extended to 4 December

The GSMA has extended the deadline for entries to the Glomo Awards 2016 by one week, with submissions accepted through 5:00 pm GMT on Friday, 4 December 2015. The Glomo Awards highlight the greatest achievements and innovations across the mobile industry and include more than 40 awards over eight categories. The GSMA will announce the shortlist of nominations for each category by late January 2016 and winners will announced in February 2016 at Mobile World Congress. The Glomo Awards are open to companies across the entire mobile ecosystem and may be entered online; a full list of categories, award criteria and deadlines can be found at www.globalmobileawards.com/categories2016.

Get Involved at Mobile World Congress 2016

For more information on the 2016 Mobile World Congress including how to attend, exhibit or sponsor, visit www.mobileworldcongress.com. Follow developments and updates on Mobile World Congress on Twitter @GSMA using #MWC16, on our LinkedIn company page http://gsma.at/GSMALinkedIn or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/gsma. For additional information on GSMA social channels, visit www.mobileworldcongress.com/register-plan/networking/social-media/.

The Mobile World Congress is the cornerstone of the Mobile World Capital, which will be hosted in Barcelona through 2023. The Mobile World Capital encompasses programmes and activities that span the entire year and will benefit not only the citizens of Barcelona, Catalonia and Spain, but also the worldwide mobile industry. For more information on the Mobile World Capital, visit www.mobileworldcapital.com.

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About the GSMA

The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting nearly 800 operators with more than 250 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 and the Mobile 360 Series conferences.

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

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