KDDI introduce UIM card for GSM and CDMA

April 10, 2006

Axalto announced that it has launched the first third generation CDMA User Identification Module (UIM) commercial card in Japan with KDDI. The Axalto cards are designed to work together with KDDI's CDMA 2000 EV-DO 3G mobile handsets.

With the Axalto UIM card, KDDI offers increased transaction security and delivers groundbreaking portability ease for Japanese mobile users. KDDI subscribers can now access both GSM and CDMA networks with just one card and users will be able to use the same telephone number both domestically and internationally.

"Axalto is honored to be selected by an innovative operator such as KDDI," said Philippe Vrignaud, vice president, North Asia, Axalto. "Both Axalto and KDDI share the same vision of leveraging technological leadership to deliver solutions that meet unique customer needs. We are confident that our proven skills in rapid product development, associated with high-quality offerings, will continue to bring continuous benefits to both KDDI and its customers."

This collaborative deployment also creates opportunities for additional innovative third generation applications development, in particular Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) based applications, to provide further personal, convenient and secure solutions to KDDI's mobile users.