Parental Controls
Not all mobile phone users are adults. While this would seem obvious, the majority of mobile operators are only just beginning to address this issue, leaving the parent caught in the dilemma of wanting the peace of mind brought by giving phones to their children, but fearful over the consequences of cyberbullying, unsolicited contact from strangers, and access to inappropriate content.
With the AdaptiveMobile Network+ Protection Platform (NPP+), an operator can support parental choice in providing mobile communications to children and teenagers yet allow the parent to have full control over how and when the services will be available.
- Personalised Communication Manager: allows the parent to manage all text, voice, IM and other communications to and from their child; limiting who they can contact and the times when contact can be made, whilst ensuring that the parent or selected family members are always accessible
- Content Manager: allows the parent to select the type of content a child can access, whether it is by Web, SMS, call or MMS. Not only are inappropriate websites and premium services blocked, the parent can ensure appropriate filter settings are applied at the top search engines, for example or block messages that contain inappropriate words or URL’s
- Personalised Usage Manager: Analysis with our customers has shown that one of the busiest usage periods for children is between 10 and 11.30 pm where they are texting and browsing while parents believe their children are asleep. A parent can set their own timetables for permitted usage, including the volume of messages and calls that a child may make or receive; parents can even have the option of allowing more access for good behaviour, or implementing sanctions through a single webclick
The AdaptiveMobile NPP+ enables operators to implement Parental Controls quickly in order to achieve a typical ROI in less than 6 months.
- Streamlined roll-out across one or more bearers with out-of-the box connectors for leading GGSN’s, proxy gateways, SMSCs and MMSCs
- Full web based self-care portal, easily re-skinned and integrated into your existing subscriber portal, or with our full API for custom integrations
- Simple integration for provisioning, customer care and billing
- Works with all existing handsets and for all customers without modification
- Includes a Smartphone Parental Control App – providing parents with the convenience of accessing their children’s accounts from their own handset
- Has the option of the Kidsafe app, that allows operators with legacy voice infrastructure to implement control over voice services via the handset