On 6th June Watchdata officially announced its membership of SIMalliance. Watchdata is the sixth largest smart card solutions provider in the world according to Gartner CY07 Chip Card Market Share Survey.

With this extended geographical coverage the SIMalliance, whose role is to advance operability between SIM, handsets and wireless platforms, will be able to better steer its development to meet the practical needs of the mobile market. The alliance’s unequalled knowledge of “global” markets enables members to foresee and facilitate new services and content opportunities arising from the convergence of mobile communications with the Internet and the Media worlds.

Watchdata is committed in supporting SIM technology for its flexible and secure universal platform that allows sophisticated personalization of services and content. With its latest innovative SIMpass solution, customers can now use their mobile phones for shopping, account transfer, public transportation, and other contactless payment transactions.

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