Gemalto licenses MIFARE to bring NFC to mobile phones
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A licensing deal between NXP and Gemalto will allow the latter to integrate MIFARE technology into its universal integrated circuit cards; the smart cards used in mobile terminals in GSM and UMTS networks. This cooperation is intended to accelerate the use of near field communications (NFC) in the MIFARE infrastructure.
"Adding MIFARE capability to Gemalto's NFC application portfolio is key for the mass deployment of mobile contactless," claimed Rémi de Fouchier, Gemalto's senior vp, trusted services management. "We are enthused that more and more consumers around the world will enjoy the simplicity and convenience of waving their mobile phone for couponing and stored value payment and transport services."
Under the terms of the agreement, Gemalto will complement its NFC application portfolio with MIFARE DESFire and MIFARE Plus technology. This will allow mobile operators and service providers to offer a range of mobile contactless services.
"MIFARE is already at the heart of contactless infrastructures around the world," said Henri Ardevol, NXP's general manager of secure transactions. "We are proud to collaborate with Gemalto to offer the convenience of this technology to a new target of 5billion mobile phone users."
