Gemalto announced that the European Commission has authorized the financial grant by the French government to the MaXSSIMM development program through OSEO. OSEO is a French public agency that supports innovation and development and will contribute a €35-million subsidy over 3 years.
MaXSSIMM involves development of a next-generation SIM card. The program, carried out by a Gemalto-led consortium, is intended to ease and quicken the implementation of personal and secure Internet services for mobile devices. The new systems would enable new capabilities that allow application developers to rapidly roll out new mobile personal and multimedia services.
The proposed technology is designed to lead to easier handset personalization, making services more convenient to use and multimedia content easier to access. The solution will also enable subscribers to conveniently synchronize their personal data with their PC, PDA or their operator’s server, as well as safely download third-party applications on their mobile phones using the security provided by the SIM. The solution will ensure secure transmission and data confidentiality in an environment offering enhanced services, contents and devices.
The consortium includes microelectronics manufacturers: STMicroelectronics, NXP Semiconductors and Toppan Photomasks Inc.; handset vendor Sagem Mobiles, as well as telecoms operator Orange and travel service provider Amadeus. SMEs such as Trusted Logic, Voxinzebox and Cityvox also take part in the consortium. In addition, Eurecom, a communication systems research institute, is helping with research expertise to evaluate the overall solution. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/archive-4.gif)
