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COMPRION takes lead role on NFC testing handbook

13th December 2013
Mick Elliott
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Comprion is taking on a lead role in preparing the GSMA (Groupe Spéciale Mobile‘ Association) Handset Testbook. The GSMA has been discussing standards for NFC (Near Field Communications) in order to find common ground for the different stakeholders and to document this in the Testbook.

Stakeholders include terminal and card vendors, network operators, financial institutions, and many others who have been discussing the benefits and limits of contactless communication for quite some time. In September, responsibility was passed on to the Terminal Steering Group (TSG), one of eight GSMA working groups.

COMPRION joined the TSG this summer. It will lead the TSG as it puts emphasis on version 2.0 which is expected in January 2014. This version will form the basis for the integration into the GCF (Global Certification Forum) and will be part of both the conformance and interoperability testing schemes.

GSMA, founded as global interest organisation of mobile network operators in 1987, today includes members from the whole mobile ecosystem, e.g. device and infrastructure vendors, software developing companies, and companies from other industries having related interest and business. Since the beginning of 2013, COMPRION has been active in the Security, SIM Steering, and Terminal Steering Groups on UICC and terminal topics with the aim of contributing to the consistent roll-out of new NFC features.

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