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SIMALLIANCE & SAGEM FOSTER DEVELOPMENT OF MOBILE PHONE SERVICES
29 September 2004 - Sagem Communication
| SAGEM announces that it has joined SIMalliance, an international association of leading SIM card manufacturers. Along with fellow companies, SAGEM will contribute to the establishment of industry-wide specifications that foster the development of mobile telephony services. For example, SIMalliance has developed STK browsing technology (S@T) which has led to a significant deployment of Value Added Services among operators worldwide. SIMalliance has also helped increase Java Card interoperability. |
SAGEM announces that it has joined SIMalliance, an international association of leading SIM card manufacturers. Along with fellow companies, SAGEM will contribute to the establishment of industry-wide specifications that foster the development of mobile telephony services. For example, SIMalliance has developed STK browsing technology (S@T) which has led to a significant deployment of Value Added Services among operators worldwide. SIMalliance has also helped increase Java Card interoperability. Most notably, the association is working to facilitate interoperability between SIM cards and handsets. SAGEM's expertise as both SIM card and handset manufacturer therefore places it in an ideal position to help SIMalliance meet this new challenge. SAGEM is the only company in the world to benefit from this dual technological know-how, and as such is both reactive and innovative when developing SIM cards and services. SIMalliance is a non-profit organization of leading SIM manufacturers (Axalto, Gemplus, Giesecke & Devrient, Oberthur Card Systems, ORGA Kartensysteme, Prism, ST Incard, Xponcard and now SAGEM) created to promote the benefits of SIM cards and SIM-based services. SIMalliance : Act as an incubator for SIM Card enhancements to be proposed to standardisation bodies and industry forums, Boosts adoption of innovative and interoperable SIM Card solutions, Eases the integration of the SIM Card in the new mobile data architectures and services landscape. SIMalliance promotes key functionalities and usage of the SIM Card that help energise the new generation of mobile services.
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Sagem Communication is organized in two Business Groups: Mobile Communication and Broadband Communication.Mobile Communication Sagem brand mobile phones enjoys a strong presence in world markets – Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America – thanks to continuous technological innovations, including build-in cameras, colour screens, multimedia messaging, WAP, GPRS, modules and modems, etc. The Mobile Communication Business Group operates a Research & Development center in Cergy, northwest of Paris, and a production plant at Fougères, in the Brittany region of France. Industrial and commercial partnerships with other telecom players have opened access to new international markets, including China and Brazil. China: a joint venture with Bird, the leading domestic manufacturer of mobile phones, called "Ningbo Bird Sagem Electronics Corporation Ltd". Brazil: a joint subsidiary with Gradiente, to handle the production and marketing of Sagem mobile phones. Broadband Communication The Broadband Communication Business Group designs, develops and produces a complete line of products for the high-growth broadband, video and printing markets. A proven capability for innovation led to technological breakthroughs that give Sagem products high-profile positions in these highly competitive markets: the first DLP flat-screen TVs in Europe, the first embedded image correction in terminals, DECT wireless phones with mobile phone functions (SMS, hi-fi ring tones, directory, etc.), TVs and set-top boxes with build-in card readers, etc. The Broadband Communication Business Group also deploys a Europe-wide network of subsidiaries, called National Sales Organization (NSO), that distributes Sagem brand products to all major European retailers. Sagem has signed a number of agreements with OEMs, meaning that Sagem products are used by the world’s leading brands and most European operators. |
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