Gemplus and K-Laboratory Form Strategic to Secure Wireless Java for 3G

date: November 29, 2001

Gemplus S.A., providers of solutions empowered by smart cards, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with K-Laboratory Co., Inc., (Headquarter: Tokyo, Japan), a mobile Java development and mobile platform technologies in Japan, to jointly study and develop a secure architecture for the provisioning of applications in Java enabled handsets for next generation mobile handsets such as 3G.

So far e-commerce on the Wired Internet has failed to ignite due to the lack of two things: security and reliable revenue models. With the arrival of 2.5 and 3G services in Japan the Wireless Internet infrastructure is now in place. In Japan, Java is the language of choice for mobile services with millions of subscribers already taking advantage of the creativity and flexibility of Java-based applications. This phenomenon is set to recreate itself worldwide with 30 million Java handsets already sold this year, rising to 400 million in 2003 and 1100 million in 2006.

In order for mobile business to take off it needs to come with the right level of security to create an environment of confidence between suppliers and customers. In such an environment end-users and handset manufacturers can rest assured that they do not download malicious applications onto the phone while operators and content providers can identify and bill users for the services they use and manage copyright issues.

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