Calypso and NFC the win-win alliance

As there are many signs of the development of the NFC technology all around the world, it appears more and more evident that Calypso is perfectly adapted to this technology First because Calypso is fully compliant with the international standards on which NFC is based. Second because its high level of security allows to take advantage of all the perspectives offered by the NFC mobiles phones like OTA reloading. And last but not least because transport is certainly one the key application for the NFC development. And reciprocally the multiplication of NFC mobile phones will favor the development of ticketing by lowering the distribution costs.

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Interview André Ampelas, Calypso and CNA founder

Andre Ampelas founded Calypso and then Calypso Networks Association of which he si now Honorary President. He gives his opinion about the trends on the e-ticketing market and of Calypso’s position on this market after the successfull conference on Calypso organized in Mexico.

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Calypso Values Open to new services

Rolling out an electronic ticketing project over time, requires the ability to integrate new upgrade and technological capabilities on an ongoing basis. Modern urban living is rapidly changing with new technological innovations, one of which is the possibility to integrate different electronic “on demand” services into one single medium. Therefore different applications can be brought together into one single device for the citizens of tomorrow: the "Urban Pass", will have the ability to integrate mobility and banking applications, local authority and public administration service access. Calypso security technology and memory storage are tailored to meet multi functional requirements. A transport application and a dedicated city application may, for example, safely reside on the same Secure Element of a portable object, moreover they may live alongside third party applications, opening the road to the ideal urban pass as it was demonstrated recently in Nice (France).

You can learn more about all the Calypso values by downloading the Calypso Handbook.

Technical Issues Calypso and Java Card Technology

Calypso secures contactless transactions by being independent from the communication layer, it is well suited to those new multi-applicative devices where one-time programmable applications may well disappear and give way to ‘on-demand’ downloadable applets. This is why Calypso uses the description “portable objects” instead of smart cards. A set of Calypso specifications describe the way a Calypso applet may be securely downloaded, activated and customised within a portable object, according to the standard Global Platform specifications, and detail how remote services (such as reloading of contracts and rights) may be accessed directly by the portable object. Thanks to the Calypso compliance to international standard 7816-4, a download remote infrastructure compliant with Global Platform may be used seamlessly. Furthermore, the use of Java compatible portable devices does not require any change in the existing terminal and SAM equipments of an operator. The portable object behaves as a native smart card rev 3.1.

Events

First ExpoCityTrans and UITP EURASIA Congress, Russia, 6-8 September 2010

Calypso Networks Association Members

AP Trans, ASK, ATM SPA, EB Corp, Ecebs, Erg, Eurolum, Galitt, Gemalto, ITSO, Landratsamt Konstantz, Link Consulting, Ministry of Transport of Israel, Mta, Net-Boss, Oberthur technologies, Octal Engenharia de Sistemas, Otlis, Parkeon, RATP, Sagem Sécurité, Smart Packaging Solutions, SNCF, Spirtech, St Microelectronics, Stib, Transdev, Urtp, Vela, Watchdata System, Wayfarer Transit Systems…

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