G&D: new Mifare-certified SIM for non-contact access and transportation applications

These SIM cards allow the use of NFC mobile devices as an identification system on public transport, events or any access control.

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has been the first SIM card manufacturer to receive certification for secure contactless applications Mifare Classic and Mifare4Mobile Version 2 with the development of the SkySIM CX Hercules card for installation, remote management and execution of contactless services and applications based on the Mifare security standard to mobile network operators, security companies and ICT integrators or service providers.

This SIM developed by this German manufacturer allows users to store and run on their devices, with total security, e-ticket applications for public transport or to access all kinds of events, or identify yourself, For example, in a physical access control system.

As Andreas Morawietz explains, G Marketing Director&D for the telecommunications sector, "The integration of the Mifare technology standard with NFC mobile technology allows end users to take advantage of a new level of security on their devices.. On the other hand, the use of these standards allows to standardize processes and interfaces to develop and implement, in less time, a greater variety of services. Customers benefit, In addition, of a great ease of use for, For example, buy a ticket from your phone or NFC device or identify yourself to an access control, and the user always retains control of all these Mifare transactions".

Matthias Poppel, Managing Director of Secure Mobility & retail of NXP Semiconductors, "Mifare is the world's number one product in contactless transport tickets. With SkySIM CX Hercules de G&D means of transport can now, for the first time, easily integrate a mobile solution into your current systems without having to queue".

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