 Gemplus
to develop R-UIM smart cards for TELUS Mobility
Gemplus to develop a common R-UIM (Removable-User Identity
Module) to tie in TELUS Mobility CDMA[1] and
iDEN[2] networks and allow international
roaming on GSM networks
Luxembourg and Scarborough, Canada – 14 September, 2005 – Gemplus
International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294 – GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), the world’s
leading provider of smart card solutions, today announced it has been selected
by TELUS Mobility to develop R-UIM cards that will tie together the Canadian
wireless carrier’s CDMA and iDEN networks and enable world roaming on GSM
networks.
“The ability to tie together CDMA, iDEN and GSM networks to enhance roaming
options will give clients increased mobile freedom, enabling them to travel and
do business more efficiently,” said Robert Blumenthal, TELUS Mobility’s Vice
President of Products and Services. "Gemplus’ proven track record of providing
high-quality smart cards makes it an ideal partner in the development of R-UIM
cards.”
R-UIM smart cards authenticate and identify individual subscribers on
wireless networks, enabling them to freely carry their subscription and personal
information from phone to phone, and around the world.
TELUS Mobility, which already uses Gemplus SIM cards in its iDEN Mike phones,
is researching the benefits of expanding smart cards to its CDMA network. With
this move, TELUS Mobility joins the other 40 CDMA operators using R-UIM,
including operators located in China, India, Japan and Brazil.
“Gemplus is pleased to support TELUS Mobility as it develops R-UIM technology
in Canada and thus the inherent smart card advantages of portability and
security. “We will continue to work closely with TELUS Mobility to optimize the
value of smart cards in their networks,” said Ernie Berger, President of Gemplus
North America.
About Gemplus
Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294 - GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP) is
the world's leading player in the smart card industry in both revenue and total
shipments (source: Gartner-Dataquest (2005), Frost & Sullivan, Datamonitor). It
has sold over 5 billion smart cards.
With security at its core, and 2400 patents and patent applications produced
by its innovative R&D team, Gemplus delivers a wide range of portable,
personalized solutions in areas including Identity, Mobile Telecommunications,
Public Telephony, Banking, Retail, Transport, Healthcare, WLAN, Pay-TV,
e-government, and access control.
Gemplus' revenue in 2004 was 865 million Euros.
www.gemplus.com
About TELUS Mobility
TELUS Mobility provides its more than 4 million clients across Canada with a
full suite of wireless voice, Internet and data services through its CDMA PCS
and iDEN Mike digital wireless networks. For more information, please visit
telusmobility.com.
TELUS (TSX: T, T.NV; NYSE: TU) is the largest telecommunications company in
Western Canada, with more than $7.9 billion of annual revenue, 4.7 million
network access lines and more than 4 million wireless clients. The company
provides subscribers with a full range of telecommunications products and
services including data, voice and wireless services across Canada, utilizing
next generation Internet-based technologies. For more information, please visit
telus.com.
[1] CDMA – Code Division
Multiple Access. A 2G mobile network in use alongside GSM in the USA. CDMA does
not use a SIM card although a new standard has been developed by the CDMA
Development Group in order to deploy R-UIMs to bring the same benefits of SIM
for CDMA.
[2] iDEN – Integrated
Digital Enhanced Network - A 2G mobile network in use in the USA which is
similar to GSM.
For more information
Jane Strachey
Gemplus
Tel: +33 (0)4 42 36 46 61
E-mail:
jane.strachey@gemplus.com
Rebecca Naysan
Edelman
Tel: +1 (212) 704 8245
E-mail: rebecca.naysan@edelman.com
Julie Smithers
TELUS Mobility
Tel: (416) 684 6817
E-mail: julie.smithers@telus.com
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