Gemalto NFC SIM Card Product Range Now Operates with Nokia's Contactless Mobile Phones

Gemalto has announced that its “Near Field Communication SIM card” product range successfully operates with Nokia’s contactless mobile phones.

 

NFC is a contactless technology that may be used to make purchases, pay for a bus or subway ride, or even grab information on the fly from posters. Gemalto (News - Alert) officials said that it is especially used in mobile phones.

 

Jeremy Belostock, head of new technology solutions at Nokia, said that Nokia (News - Alert) and Gemalto have closely collaborated to take the next step in the rollout of NFC and ensure a positive experience for consumers.

 

Gemalto officials said that the collaboration with Nokia demonstrates joint alignment between the two companies, allowing for a successful NFC ecosystem building on the standardization work completed within ETSI (News - Alert) and the NFC Forum.

 

Gemalto believes that the collaboration will contribute to “boosting” commercial rollout of SIM-based mobile contactless services worldwide.

 

“The cooperation between the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer and the world leader in digital security is a strong indication that contactless mobile services are on the brink of taking off,” said Rémi De Fouchier, senior vice president for trusted services management at Gemalto.

 

Gemalto said it delivers products based on the growing demands for mobile connectivity, identity and data protection, credit card safety, health and transportation services, e-government and national security.

 

The company supplies to governments, wireless operators, banks and enterprises a wide range of secure personal devices, such as subscriber identification modules (SIM), Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) in mobile phones, smart banking cards, smart card access badges, electronic passports and USB tokens for online identity protection.

 

Also this month, Gemalto launched bio-sourced degradable smart cards. The card body is made from renewable material, is easily recyclable and compostable and can be incinerated without emissions of toxic fumes.