New ETSI specification eliminates the need for physical SIMS

Sophia Antipolis, 20 October 2022: New specifications released today by ETSI will enable multiple accounts and identities to exist in the same smartphone handset without needing any physical SIMs to be within the device. The mobile telecom industry has been facing an increasing demand for applications running on mobile devices like banking, payments, transport and identity for some time. These new specifications address this demand by adding the possibility to host and address several virtual ‘secure elements’ into the same hardware component. This allows multiple virtual secure elements to coexist…

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oneM2M invites contributions on future roadmap for standards based IoT systems

Sophia Antipolis, France, 28 July 2021: oneM2M is currently finalizing a set of specifications for Release 4 of the standard while conducting parallel work on features to include in Release 5. Some of the new features under discussion include the topics of AI for Internet of Things (IoT) systems, tools for data licensing and, controls to guarantee adherence to privacy regulation such as GDPR and PIPA (Korea). Participation in oneM2M’s technical standardization activities is open to organizations across the world and provides a forum to exchange knowledge and discuss emerging…

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Small Cell Forum releases next generation 5G FAPI specifications demonstrating maturity of the interfaces and adding macro cell features

The suite of 5G FAPI specifications underpins the high-performance low-cost components integral to 5G mobile base stations, whether small cell or macro London, UK – 16th June 2021 – Small Cell Forum (SCF) today announced the release of its updated 5G FAPI PHY and RF specifications, as well as an updated 5G network FAPI specification and a testing framework for S-RU and S-DUs. The updated specifications and new test support paper developed by the SCF membership demonstrate maturity and ongoing support for the FAPI interfaces, which are used in millions…

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