SmartCards/ SIMCards

Belgian mobile operator Proximus using highly secure SIM cards from Giesecke & Devrient for mobile payment

Proximus, BASE, Mobistar,  telecommunications operators in Belgium, and Banksys, Belgium’s leading player on the electronic payments market, have announced that they are now offering their clients a mobile payment service. With  the Mobile banxafe application from Banksys, wireless

PMN SIM enables public and private movement on GSM networks

Private Mobile Networks, the company spun out of Teleware to provide low power “local” GSM services using GSM guardband frequencies, has become the first of the recently-licensed companies to announce its plans.

Virgin Mobile to foster branding strategy with Gemalto advanced SIM cards

Gemalto announces two-year exclusive agreement

Gemalto, a leader in digital security, has announced an exclusive two-year agreement to supply its SIM cards to Virgin Mobile.

Gemalto Provides O2 with Combined SIM and Handset Phonebook Backup Service

O2 Ireland has launcheda Gemalto service that provides users with the ability to restore both the SIM and the handset phonebooks. O2 Ireland subscribers can retrieve their personal contacts in case their mobile phone is lost or stolen,

Gemplus and Actimagine to Collaborate on Multimedia SIM

Actimagine has announced its collaboration with Gemplus to
develop video content on high density Multimedia SIM cards. Introduced at the last 3GSM, Actimagine and Gemplus then demonstrated how a full-length movie could be stored and played back from a

3 Italia chooses Gemplus USIMs for mobile TV launch

DVB-H service to be launched before

Gemplus International today announced that it has been selected as the exclusive USIM partner of 3 Italia, the leading Italian Mobile Media Company, for its world first Mobile TV service. Based

Gemplus, Oberthur Card Systems and Sagem Orga successfully pass interoperability tests on the Multimedia SIM

Gemplus, Oberthur Card Systems and Sagem Orga have launched a joint initiative to demonstrate interoperability of the Multimedia SIM to enable fast deployment in the market. First tests have already been successfully performed.

SIMalliance predicts growing role in mobile services

SIMalliance board representative Olivier Leroux has urged the entire SIM industry to work even closer together to drive service revenue and boost customer loyalty for operators in a keynote speech at SIM 06 in Prague.