Tag: SIM

Money 20/20 – Key takeaways from Monday’s payment security talks

Money20/20 kicked off yesterday with a perpetual buzz surrounding payments security.  This tweet from Dave Birch perfectly sums up what we’ve been hearing in the overflowing conference halls: It’s no wonder that authentication and privacy are hot topics.  Consumers are demanding to know their account data is safe and transactions are secure as the number […]

The Internet of Things takes a major leap forward with…

What’s the big deal about a SIM card that can switch subscriptions from one carrier to another at any time, over the air, without the customer having to physically switch out SIM cards?  Plenty. Until now, wireless devices required a carrier-specific SIM card to connect to a cellular network and “turn-on” wireless service. For consumer […]

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SMS innovation and dynamic mobile content drives mHealth initiatives in…

It’s unsurprising that the latest mobile health services, based on smartphones and the latest M2M technology, are making waves in the USA and Europe, changing the lives of people through remote health monitoring, digital pill reminders, and so on… but who would have thought that “mHealth” would reach Africa so quickly?! How? Instead of M2M […]

Mobile payments in the UK – contactless progress

Regular followers of our blog will know we are interested in contactless payments around the world, but also in the UK in particular. We ran our first Contactless Challenge in London following the 2012 Olympics, pitting two influential bloggers against each other. This was swiftly followed by a similar challenge in the US. Now, however, […]

Personal Cloud: Tips to improve service performance

Gemalto’s Cloud Backup meets subscribers’ needs to back-up, store and secure their contacts, wherever they are. And for the operator there are many benefits. When it comes to implementing personal cloud services, there are four main areas that MNOs should address. Over the coming weeks on the Gemalto Telecoms blog, we’ll be drawing on field […]