Gemalto Delivers Record Activation Services for Millions of New LTE Subscribers in North America 

(MENAFN Press) AUSTIN, Texas - Thursday, October 11th 2012

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, achieved record real-time operation for several million new LTE subscribers in North America. Gemalto's LinqUs Advanced OTAplatform successfully supported wireless operators over the recent period to maximize their service activation capabilities during heavy consumer demands.

"Our software technology is designed specifically to support our customers in managing consumer excitement around new devices and new services anywhere in the world,"commented Jean-Franois Schreiber, Senior Vice President of Mobile Solutions and Services at Gemalto. "Gemalto's platforms impeccably powered the recent intense setup of 4G LTE services in North America with the highest levels of reliability and efficiency for wireless operators, and the best user experience for consumers."

The LinqUs Advanced OTA platform from Gemalto is designed for all IP networks - 3G and 4G. It enables 100% success rate, high speed and low latency when activating, updating or managing advanced services, such as LTE subscription activation, multimedia distribution, M2M connectivity, WiFi offload and NFC services.

The unique, carrier-grade Gemalto solution, which combines advanced UICC and OTA platform, has already been field-proven through a number of high-profile commercial LTE deployments, new products launch and advanced services activation and operation.