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Articles tagged with: Sim Card and Smart Card
SIM Card Market Defying the Downturn
The latest data from IMS Research shows that the SIM card market continues to defy the economic downturn that is currently hitting the mobile market. Total shipments of SIM cards in 2008 grew to reach the record number of 3.07 billion. This is in marked contrast to the numbers from manufacturers which showed handset shipments declining sharply in the second half of the year. more
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Just Under 3 Billion SIM Cards Shipped in 2008
SIMalliance, the global association of SIM card manufacturers has reported that global SIM card shipments exceeded 2.9 billion units during 2008, with strong demand from the emerging markets of India, China, Asia Pacific and Latin America contributing to a 29 per cent increase on shipments over the previous year. more
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T-Mobile Testing Multimedia Capable SIM Cards
T-Mobile International has inked a deal with SIM card vendor, Gemalto to develop prototypes of rich media applications based on Smart Card Web Server Technology (SCWS) in the SIM card. more
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Toshiba Moves into NFC Capable SIM Market
Toshiba has announced the development of a SIM card for use within mobile phones supporting NFC (Near Field Communication) services - which it expects to start sampling from Q3 this year. Toshiba's newly developed USIM card meets the latest specifications of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute-Smart Card Platform (ETSI SCP) and the GSM Association (GSMA). It is also compatible with the GSMA's Pay-Buy-Mobile programme, and offers full support for mobile contactless services, and meets all the security levels required for international payment applications. more
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Gemalto Wins SIM Supply Contract from China Mobile
Smartcard vendor, Gemalto has been selected by China Mobile (CMCC) for the commercial launch of its latest generation of SIM cards, FullMultimedia. First deployed during the Olympic Games, these cards host specific applications and content designed to bring value to CMCC subscribers. more
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Visa Expands Mobile Payments Services
Credit card firm, Visa has launched four new programs to deliver payments and services via mobile phones. Two commercial mobile payments programs, in Brazil and Korea, along with two mobile offers and transaction notification pilots in the United States, add to more than a dozen pilot and commercial programs enabled by the Visa mobile platform around the world. more
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Ebtikar Card Systems Launches 1GB SIM Card
Ebtikar Card Systems, a part of Etisalat Services Holding and a regional provider of Smart Card solutions has shown off its latest SIM card - which includes 1GB of memory. Ebtikar's team presented several scenarios where local operators can increase revenues from SIM sales. MegaSIMs can store large files including complicated or localized software such as directory enquiry services, and allow them to be sold simultaneously with the operator's welcome pack. They said that this not only reduces the complexity for the consumer, but also increases the chances they will subscriber or use other value added services such as Mobile TV or Financial Remittance services. more
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Syscom Opens Asia's Largest SIM Card Factory
SIM card manufacturer, Syscom has announced plans for a significant investment over the next two years in India. The announcement came on the heels of the inauguration of Asia's largest smart card manufacturing facility located in Noida SEZ to support the growing demand for mobile handsets and network infrastructure especially in India and the Asia Pacific region. more
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Will Emerging Technologies Boost the Traditional SIM Market?
The price and subsequent revenue decline in the subscriber identification module (SIM) smart card market has urged silicon and SIM manufacturers to explore new revenue streams or find novel ways to milk the existing ones. Silicon and smart card manufacturers are hoping that the greater adoption of innovative technologies such as Near Field Communication (NFC), mobile TV and high-capacity SIM cards will increase their unit shipment and revenue. more
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Gemalto Embeds Near Field Capability into SIM Card
Smart card provider, Gemalto has announced the successful integration of Japan Credit Bureau's (JCB) contactless payment solution, J/Speedy onto its Near Field Communications (NFC) SIM card. In this way, Gemalto has provided both NFC-embedded mobile and SIM-based NFC options supporting two of the industry's most popular contactless standards. Also integrated is a smart card web server solution that displays J/Speedy menus through the handset as web pages. more
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