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Organizations join forces to launch a cross-industry certification model for smart cards with post-issuance functionality
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France - 17 November 2009
EMVCo, GlobalPlatform and the GSM Association (GSMA) have announced plans to develop a common, cross-industry certification model for secure elements with post-issuance capabilities. The aim is to simplify and speed up testing processes for pre-certified applications and certified UICC platforms, when they are redeployed.
Industry experts confirm the need to link Research and Standards with Public Policy. Call for 2010 event following success of 1st ETSI Business Innovation Summit
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France - 16 November 2009
Delegates at ETSI's first Business Innovation Summit on future wireless networks confirmed the need to link Research and Standards with Public Policy. Participants in the summit, which took place in Brussels on 2-3 November 2009 and which addressed the vision of wireless technologies as they may expect to be implemented five years from now and beyond, agreed that 'Digital Europe' will only be realized if there is a better understanding and acceptance of cross sector standards. The event attracted 80 participants who shared their views on how to make innovation timely and commercially viable.
ETSI's standardization of Reconfigurable Radio Systems gets underway
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France – 2 November 2009
Following the completion of a phase of feasibility studies, standardization of Reconfigurable Radio Systems (RRS) is now getting underway. RRS are seen by many as the most effective response to the ever-growing demand for a great diversity of wireless communications, as well as facilitating more flexible use of the radio frequency spectrum.
ETSI Business Innovation Summit to explore future wireless networks. ETSI's innovation-focused conference will investigate future demand and wireless solutions, their implementation and how to make them a timely commercial success.
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France - 26 October 2009
Innovation is a keyword for all business. The ETSI Business Innovation Summit, which will take place in Brussels on 2-3 November 2009, will present a vision of wireless technologies as they may expect to be implemented 5 years from now and beyond.
ETSI IMS Plugtests™ show major advancements in interoperability between IMS networks based on 3GPP standards
Lannion, France – 23 October 2009
ETSI today announced the successful completion of their third annual interoperability testing event for IP Multimedia Sub-system (IMS) NNI (Network-to-Network Interface). The event was organized by ETSI with the technical partnership of Orange Labs and promoted by the GSM Association's Rich Communication Suite (RCS) consortium and the Multi Service Forum (MSF).
Standardization – an efficient tool to ensure the transfer of innovative products and technologies into marketable products and services.
Brussels, Belgium – 19 October 2009
The European Standardization Organizations (CEN, CENELEC and ETSI) took part in the first European Innovation Summit at the European Parliament on 13 and 14 October. Standards are one important tool to secure markets for innovative products and services, and their importance was addressed by speakers and from the floor in several summit sessions, for example on policy matters, international protection & enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, and fostering EU global competitiveness.
Europe-China Standards Information Platform will facilitate access to China for SMEs
Brussels, Belgium – 19 October 2009
A new web portal provides a very valuable source of information regarding market access, standards and standardization systems and industry standards in Europe and in China.
TTCN-3 Asia User Conference to be held in India
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France – 12 October 2009
ETSI is pleased to announce its next conference for users of the test specification language TTCN-3 in Bangalore, India, from 17 to 19 November 2009. The decision to hold the event is India is a reflection of the huge interest in the region in this versatile and powerful software language.
ETSI creates new Industry Specification Group on Identity and Access Management
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France – 23 September 2009
ETSI is pleased to announce the creation of a new Industry Specification Group to develop a common industry view on Identity Management protocols and architectures, relating mainly to networks and services for the Internet of the future.
New ETSI standard for EU-compliant electronic signatures
ETSI Headquarters, Sophia Antipolis, France – 14 September 2009
ETSI has published a multi-part standard that will facilitate secure paperless business transactions throughout Europe, in conformance with European legislation. The standard defines a series of profiles for PAdES – Advanced Electronic Signatures for Portable Document Format (PDF) documents – that meet the requirements of the European Directive on a Community framework for electronic signatures (Directive 1999/93/EC).