Gemalto Recognized as Driving Force for LTE Network Deployments

Other finalists include notably Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks and ZTE. Gemalto's LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) solutions include the LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) Full-IP Over-The-Air platform, which enables operators to instantly activate the end-users' subscriptions, manage user rights, and securely deliver a reliable data connection over their LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) network. As well associated to the platform are Gemalto's LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) Universal Integrated Circuit Cards that ensures user authentication to LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) networks and secure access to IP-based multimedia services just as voice-over-LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) and enriched communication. "Gemalto's LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) solutions make it simple and convenient for subscribers to enjoy mobile Internet broadband services, with a remarkable quality of service," said Jean-Claude Perrin, Vice President LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) strategy at Gemalto. "We are honored that LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) Awards recognized our technology capacity, our dedication to the innovation success, and recognizes our ability to bring operational LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) solutions to market quickly."

Gemalto is the world leader in digital security with 2010 annual earnings of €1.9 billion and over 10,000 employees operating out of 87 offices and 13 Innovation & Development centers in 45 countries.

The heart of our evolving digital society

Gemalto is at the heart of our evolving digital society. Billions of people worldwide increasingly want the freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank, entertain, and work-anytime, anywhere, in ways that are convenient, enjoyable and secure. Gemalto delivers on the growing demands for personal mobile services, identity protection, payment security, authenticated online services, cloud computing access, modern transportation, e-healthcare and e-government services. Gemalto does this by providing secure software, a wide range of secure personal devices, and managed services to wireless operators, banks, enterprises and government agencies.

Gemalto is the world leader for electronic passports and identity cards, two-factor authentication devices for online protection, smart credit/debit and contactless payment cards, as then as subscriber identification modules and universal integrated circuit cards in mobile phones. As well, in the emerging machine-to-machine applications Gemalto is a leading supplier of wireless modules and machine identification modules. To operate these solutions and remotely manage the software and confidential data contained in the secure devices Gemalto as well provides server platforms, consulting, training, and managed services to help its clients achieve their goals.