Telefónica expands partnership with Samsung to become KNOX Reseller.
- Telefónica will become an authorised
reseller of Samsung’s KNOX secure mobile platform to public sector and
enterprise customers around the globe.
-Customers can create separate personal and work environments on their
devices. Data held in the work environment is encrypted and sits behind
password and fingerprint verification.
Telefonica and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd today announced a partnership agreement to include Samsung KNOX
in Telefonica’s portfolio of security services for enterprises.
Telefónica will become an authorised reseller of Samsung KNOX licenses
to public sector and enterprise customers around the globe.
The agreement will combine the expertise of Telefónica, in
communication services and digital services, and Samsung, in cutting
edge technology and a secure Android Platform, to provide a comprehensive mobile solution for work and play to organisations and their employees.
The agreement’s announcement follows the launch of KNOX 2.0 at Mobile World Congress
in February 2014. The evolution of KNOX will enable employees to easily
separate their work and personal lives on their mobile devices, while
giving organisations enhanced security at all levels of the Android
platform.
Telefónica’s enterprise customers will be able to enjoy the
productivity benefits of using a ‘work phone’ wherever they are, without
having to carry two separate devices. They will be able to create
separate personal and work environments on their devices with encrypted
work data protected by password and fingerprint verification.
“This agreement reflects Telefónica’s commitment to provide innovative
security solutions to its customers. With KNOX, we are now in a position
to bring the best mobile security solution for our enterprise, MNC and
Public Administration customers who are using Samsung´s devices”, says
Oliver Martínez, Director of Security and eHealth services at
Telefónica.
Rob Orr, Vice President of Enterprise Sales at Samsung Mobile Europe,
said: “We are delighted to be working with Telefonica to offer secure
mobile solutions to public sector and enterprise customers around the
world. We are seeing a requirement in the market to combat security
challenges and look forward to working with Telefonica to respond to the
increasing convergence between consumer and enterprise technology.”
Samsung KNOX was introduced in 2013 as an enterprise-ready secure
Android platform powering new Samsung Galaxy branded devices in the
market. KNOX is designed from the ground up to systematically fortify
Android by leveraging the hardware to provide the level of security
required by customers. KNOX resolves the two major enterprise mobility
concerns for customers–security and manageability – in addition to
addressing the ability to seamlessly separate work and play.
About Telefónica
Telefónica is one of the largest telecommunications
companies in the world in terms of market capitalisation and number of
customers. From this outstanding position in the industry, and with its
mobile, fixed and broadband businesses as the key drivers of its growth,
Telefónica has focused its strategy on becoming a leading company in
the digital world.
The company has a significant presence in 24 countries and a customer
base that amounts more than 323 million accesses around the world.
Telefónica has a strong presence in Spain, Europe and Latin America,
where the company focuses an important part of its growth strategy.
Telefónica is a 100% listed company, with more than 1.5 million direct
shareholders. Its share capital currently comprises 4.551.024.586
ordinary shares traded on the Spanish Stock Market (Madrid, Barcelona,
Bilbao and Valencia) and on those in London, New York, Lima, and Buenos
Aires.
About Business to Business at Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Europe
Samsung is a global pioneer in technology innovation, pushing its
limits to better peoples’ lives and enhance organisational efficiency.
As enterprises address the strategic imperative of digitising their
business and securing their information assets, Samsung is able to offer
a full range of secure, integrated and cost effective solutions to
accelerate business transformation.
Our portfolio of enterprise solutions and products, unique security
solution Knox, and rich ecosystem of partners, positions us at the
centre of this emerging trend of enterprise digitization.
Samsung’s Galaxy S4 is the world’s first Android smartphone that
enables people to combine their work and personal information in an
especially designed security environment.
Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd ,
employs 286,000 people across 80 countries with annual sales of US$216.7
billion. To discover more, please visit www.samsung.com.
For further information:
Telefónica:
Press Office
T: +34 91 482 38 00
Samsung:
Simon Barker – Cubitt Consulting
T: +44 (0) 20 7367 5119
E: simon.barker@cubitt.com
Nicholas Breakspeare – Samsung Europe
T: +44 (0) 7423 452 071
E: nicholas.b.@partner.samsung.com
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