04 December 2009 – Eastcompeace Smart Card Co., Ltd., a leading vendor in the design, development and delivery of smart cards and smart card based solutions to the telecoms, payments, identity and security sectors, has joined GlobalPlatform as an Observer Member. The move demonstrates the company’s commitment to supplying products and services that are based on an open and interoperable smart card infrastructure.
As an Observer Member of the international specification body for smart card infrastructure, Eastcompeace is entitled to closely track the debates and activities of all GlobalPlatform Technical Committees through access privileges entitled to members only. The company will also participate in GlobalPlatform’s Advisory Council and, more specifically, the Mobile Task Force where the business requirements for the development of GlobalPlatform Specifications aimed at the mobile telecoms sector takes place.
Mr. Huang Ning Zhai, the Vice President at Eastcompeace Smart Card Co., Ltd., says, “We firmly support the development and promotion of interoperable specifications across the card, device and systems infrastructure to further the global adoption of smart card technology. Feedback from the market has highlighted that smart card solutions based on GlobalPlatform Specifications are in strong demand, and we believe that our involvement in GlobalPlatform will further our knowledge and understanding of how to apply the specifications to enhance our current product and service portfolio for both the financial and mobile telecom sectors.”
Kevin Gillick, Executive Director of GlobalPlatform, comments: “As a worldwide organization, GlobalPlatform works closely with its members to drive the implementation of its specifications across all sectors. With a significant presence in China and the Far East, Eastcompeace extends GlobalPlatform’s reach into a number of growing smart card markets.”
For further details on different membership opportunities at GlobalPlatform visit:
http://www.globalplatform.org/membershiplevels.asp.
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About Eastcompeace Smart Card Co., Ltd
Eastcompeace Smart Card Co., Ltd. is one of the world’s leading vendors specialized in the design, development and delivery of smart cards and smart card based solutions for telecommunications, payments, ID and security sectors. Established in 1998, Eastcompeace has set up subsidiaries in Singapore, Indonesia, Bangladesh and India. As the key State-torch High-tech Program enterprise of China, Eastcompeace is also certified by GSM SAS, VISA, MasterCard, China UnionPay, CMMI, ISO9001 and ISO 14001 for its cutting-edge manufacturing and R&D capabilities. Innovative technology, customized solutions and reliable products and services enable Eastcompeace to be the leading smart card provider in China and top 5 vendor in the world.

 

About GlobalPlatform
GlobalPlatform is the world leader in smart card infrastructure development. Its proven technical specifications for cards, devices and systems are regarded as the industry standard for achieving interoperable, sustainable and flexible smart card deployments that support multi-application, multi-actor and multi-business model implementations.
GlobalPlatform is a member driven association with cross-industry representation from all world continents. As of October 2009, an estimated 449 million GlobalPlatform-based smart cards had been deployed. Additionally, 2.2 billion mid range USIM / SIM cards worldwide are estimated to use GlobalPlatform card technology to enable over-the-air (OTA) application downloads for 3G and GSM mobile networks.
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