Gemplus Joins 3G Americas' Board of Governors

24th May , 2004

US : 3G Americas announces that Gemplus, a provider of smart card solutions, is the newest member of its Board of Governors, effective 2004. Gemplus joins a Board comprised of leading operators and manufacturers that support the GSM family of technologies throughout the Americas, as well as the adoption of next generation wireless technologies and services. Chris Pearson, President of 3G Americas remarked, "Gemplus brings a new area of expertise to our Board. As content and applications for wireless data become a larger revenue source for GSM operators in the Americas, the strategic involvement of Gemplus will be mutually beneficial."

"As a pioneer in the wireless smart card industry, Gemplus provides a wide range of products and solutions for GSM wireless telecommunications," stated Jean-Louis Carrara, Vice President of Marketing and Technical Consulting, North America for Gemplus. He added, "With our expertise and worldwide experience in 3G, Gemplus will be able to contribute to the goals of 3G Americas and work with its leading operator and vendor members to highlight new and exciting wireless services and applications to customers throughout the Americas. Gemplus is a strong contributor to the 3G standardization bodies and is the only smart card manufacturer present in all commercial launches of 3G GSM networks to date."

Gemplus is a provider of SIM cards in the Americas. Gemplus' SIM cards enable a wide variety of secure, portable, and personalized solutions for GSM customers including security, portability of devices, and purchasing/banking functionality.

3G Americas' Board of Governor members include AT&T Wireless (USA), Cable & Wireless (West Indies), Cingular Wireless (USA), Ericsson, HP, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Nokia, Nortel Networks, Openwave Systems, Research In Motion, Rogers Wireless (Canada), Siemens, T-Mobile USA, Telcel (Mexico), Texas Instruments, and now Gemplus.

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