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migration away from the traditional UICC updates over SMS enables greater efficiency and reduced cost
of operation with higher availability.
Gemalto is also implementing Rel-9 features:
1. Gemalto is increasingly shipping M2M Identity Module (MIM) with the Rel-9 MFF form factor
around the world for device now embarking wireless in vehicles and in harsh environments in
general where vibration and humidity constraints would not allow the traditional 2FF and 3FF to
perform to the requirements. These MFF MIM also include additional software features to enable
the expected life expectancy for such devices.
2. Pre-commercial NFC pilots around the world benefit from the ETSI standardization that place
MNOs in control of the secure element, provides financial institutions and service providers with
trusted smart card security, and gives the users the ability to move their contactless application
with their SIM cards. The NFC architecture based on the UICC as the secure element is now
widely adopted worldwide by operators, financial institutions, and supported by NFC chipset
providers and OEMs.
3. Gemalto is providing UICC for femtocells and validating the CSG files for one pilot.
4. Gemalto implemented the ICE features within some of our product concepts to evaluate the
benefits of having emergency information in the UICC for mobile healthcare use cases.
Huawei Technologies is a global organization and a leader in innovative telecommunications products
and technology, providing next-generation networks for 45 of the world’s top 50 operators and enabling
telecommunications services for well over 1 billion subscribers. Huawei’s R&D strengths and innovative
products have led to being ranked as a top tier mobile network provider.
As of October 2010, Huawei had won more than 193 UMTS-HSPA commercial contracts spanning over
160 HSPA networks and over 33 HSPA+ networks. As of Q3 2010, Huawei’s UMTS Node B had
deployed a total of more than 1.92 million TRXs.
Huawei has emerged as a leading supplier of UMTS-HSPA solutions as evidenced by the following list of
“firsts” in 2010:
� February 2010: Huawei and Qualcomm Incorporated successfully completed one of the industry's
first interoperability tests on Dual Carrier (DC)-HSPA+ technology. The test, which reached a
peak downlink data rate of 42Mbps, the fastest downlink rate experienced by 3G end-users,
demonstrates that DC-HSPA+ technology is ready for commercial deployment. (Rel-8)
� July 2010: Huawei successfully launched world’s first smartphone signaling solution in Singapore
for StarHub, further enhancing network performance by reducing 56 percent of the redundant
signaling traffic on StarHub’s current Huawei HSPA+ network. (Rel-8)
� August 2010: Huawei launched Asia Pacific’s first Dual Carrier (DC)-HSPA+ commercial network
in Hong Kong for PCCW, demonstrating peak download speeds of 42 Mbps. The DC-HSPA+
solution is an upgrade that doubles the downlink peak data rate of PCCW’s current Huawei
HSPA+ mobile broadband network. (Rel-8)
As of October 2010, Huawei has been awarded 18 LTE commercial contracts and has deployed over 70
LTE trial networks with global leading operators that include China Mobile, Cox Communications, Saudi
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