14 DAY TRIAL // Wireless services provider MetroPCS has recently announced the selection of Gemalto, world leading provider of digital security solution, for the provision of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) over-the-air platform and Universal Integrated Circuit Cards for the already announced 2010 launch of LTE broadband services. According to the company, Gemalto’s technology will enable it to offer high speed Internet access to its users right from their mobile phones.
[ADMARk=1]Gemalto’s over-the-air remote management platform will prove a great solution when it comes to the management of wireless devices and will help the carrier in subscriber service delivery on its LTE and CDMA networks. The Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) will deliver LTE authentication, the carrier notes. UICC is a next generation SIM card meant to be in LTE devices and which will enable MetroPCS to identify subscribers and to offer secure access to the wireless network.
“The more customers get of mobile broadband, the more they feel the need for speed,” said Andrew M. Seybold, CEO & Principal Consultant, Andrew Seybold, Inc. “LTE not only ratchets up the data rates, the fact that it is IP-based will lead to even smarter devices, smarter software and smarter networks. Subscribers are going to love LTE, and the operators who get there first will have a real competitive advantage. MetroPCS is leading the regional carriers and its LTE suppliers like Gemalto are opening the path.”
Gelmato is one of the leading providers of solutions for mobile connectivity, identity and data protection, credit card safety, health and transportation services, and more. It delivers subscriber identification modules (SIM), Universal Integrated Circuit Cards (UICC) in mobile phones, and more, as well as software, systems and services for its customers. Additional details on Gemalto’s wireless telecommunication solutions can be found here.
“MetroPCS is at the forefront of wireless network technology, as they are among the first companies worldwide to start the migration to LTE,” said Sébastien Cano, Gemalto’s senior vice president of North American telecommunications business. “We are very pleased Gemalto will be a technology partner in this industry-leading project.”