Gemalto & Near Field Coomunication (NFC)

Near Field Communication

The opportunities for Near Field Communication are huge. Contactless transport infrastructures flourish in every major city, and contactless payment is growing in popularity. Leveraging on those infrastructures and the interactivity of mobile phones, consumers will benefit from a whole range of new value added services such as purchasing your train ticket online or downloading coupons into your mobile phone.

NFC requires co-operation between the different stakeholders - banks, mobile operators and transport companies, each with their own culture and expectations. They all have the same basic requirement - the need for security and confidentiality.

The Trusted Service Manager � the TSM � brings trust and convenience to the complex, multi-player NFC ecosystem:

Secure download and lifecycle management for mobile NFC applications.
One common contact point for mobile operators, banks and transport companies.

This is where we come in.

Our position in the contactless ecosystem is unique:

We are the leaders in smart card personalization for banking and transport systems with more than 30 personalization bureaus worldwide.
We are the leaders in Over The Air (OTA) service management with more than 170 or our platforms in the field managing 700 million SIM cards.

By combining those skills and understanding, we offer a complete NFC operated service for mobile operators, banks, and transport companies.

Solution's key features		Associated technology
OTA Platform (Gemalto has more than 170 platforms installed and operates OTA managed services for operators who do not own a platform) Secure element with a SIM card with Single Wire Protocol (SWP) support Service Activation/De-Activation Enrollment of new users OTA downloads, updates, device managementApplication re-issuance whenever the handset is lost or stolen		Global platform Smart Card Web Server (SCWS) Single Wire Protocol (SWP) OTA NFC Device Management
Operator benefits		End -user value
Simplicity - one point of contact to multiple service providers dramatically reduces complexity while extending opportunities, while our expertise in implementing NFC applications shortens project timescales Security - Gemalto security expertise, procedures and personalization protects payment transactions, and wins the confidence of service providers Versatility - value added services helps operators generate wireless traffic and revenues, and build appealing offers to attract new service partners Reliability - our proven OTA and SIM card technologies reduce risk and enhance competitiveness, throughout the application lifecycle		Flexibility - Gemalto solutions open the door to new services with an integrated end-user experience Security - wireless payments are in safe hands with Gemalto and Mobile NFC SIM cards Portability - with the Mobile NFC SIM card, end users can take their applications with them when they change handsets Peace of mind - applications can be recovered, if the phone is lost or stolen.