Industry body GlobalPlatform has announced that it has reached 100 members. The landmark achievement by the association reflects the relevance of its work to standards the management of applications on secure chip technology in today’s marketplace.
Established in 1999, GlobalPlatform’s pioneering work has produced widely adopted specifications for secure-chips, devices and back-end systems. The infrastructure delivers a trusted end-to-end solution, which facilitates the secure and interoperable deployment and management of multiple embedded applications on secure chip technology. The need to deploy services using an agreed infrastructure has become particularly important as markets converge to deliver innovative chip-based services to consumers through mobile devices.
Kevin Gillick, executive director at GlobalPlatform comments: “This is a significant milestone for GlobalPlatform. There is a real desire from various stakeholders across the secure chip industry to contribute to GlobalPlatform’s technology and our market discussions. As more members engage in our work, more expertise is shared and contributed to our specifications. This makes our offering as comprehensive as possible and relevant to all stakeholders, promoting mass adoption and bringing significant interoperability benefits to the market.”
GlobalPlatform can qualify products that meet the functionality defined by its: Basic Financial Configuration – for the banking sector, UICC and SE Configurations – for the mobile services sector, as well as its TEE Specifications – for handset device manufacturers, platform providers and software developers advancing secure mobile content.
Kevin concludes: “GlobalPlatform is a member-driven association with cross-market representation. It relies on the contribution and resources of its members to advise on technical requirements, inform on market priorities, and share industry experience and knowledge. I would like to take this opportunity to express sincere thanks to our members for their on-going hard work and commitment to GlobalPlatform’s success to date as well as their continued support to ensure future growth.”
