Articles tagged with: Smart Card

South Korea Smart Cards Shipment to Grow 6.2 Percent in 2010

South Korea's smart cards unit shipment is expected to rise 6.2 percent in 2010, rebounding from last year's slump in demand. By the close of 2010, an estimated 49.6 million units are expected to be shipped, up from 46.7 million in 2009. more

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O2 Joins Smart Card Trade Association

Smart card standards body, GlobalPlatform has announced that Telefónica O2 Europe has joined the group as an Observer Member. more

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Giesecke & Devrient Holds Off Challenge from Oberthur Technologies

Number three smart card manufacturer Oberthur Technologies (up 1.4% YOY in 2008) closed the gap on Giesecke & Devrient in second place last year to less than one percent market share difference following its acquisition of XPonCard. However, the latest market analysis from IMS Research shows that the German company, after reporting record turnover and profits in 2008, maintained its position as the second largest manufacturer of smart cards globally, behind market leader Gemalto. Sagem Orga (up 1.3%) and Watchdata Systems (up 1.5%) were the other two companies calculated to have made the biggest gains last year. more

Turkcell to Start Mobile Wallet Trials - Chairman Worried About Shareholding

Turkey's Turkcell is planning to launch a Mobile Wallet service before the end of next year, said Altuğ Acar, Turkcell's head of business development. more

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

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

Contactless Smart Card Market Expected to Weather the Storm Caused by Economic Uncertainties

With Asia Pacific being a highly diverse geographic region with dissimilar market conditions, participants in the contactless smart card market should be prepared for varied reactions to the economic downturn. While countries that have not yet achieved mass deployment of contactless smart cards could experience further delays, more advanced countries such as Japan and South Korea that possess strong contactless infrastructure and high penetration rates are unlikely to slow down drastically. 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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UK Railways Adopt a Single Format for Mobile Ticket Barcodes

An industry standard for the various UK railway operators to offer mobile phone based barcode tickets has been agreed between mobile applications developer, Masabi and the Rail Settlement Plan (RSP), the rail ticketing body jointly owned by UK train operating companies. The new open standard allows all mobile ticketing schemes to use a common secure barcode system, and also to be able to start accepting a single mobile ticket on a journey involving multiple rail operators. more