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The mobile network standardisation body 3GPP introduced two new features – PSM (Power Saving Mode) and eDRX (extended Discontinuous Reception) – minimising power consumption of IoT devices and extending their battery power up to ten years. In IoT applications such as container tracking, intelligent meters, or agriculture sensors, the devices do not need to send or receive data continuously. Oliver Wruck, Director MNTS at Comprion, explains: “Being an important member of the mo...

During the recent GCF CAG#52 October meeting in Venice, the new work item 249 was activated. This was possible because 100% of the contained test cases were validated on COMPRION test systems. “The work item covers several technologies such as card emulation, Bearer Independent Protocol (BIP), general device support, and Android-specific device support,” says Hajo Sandschneider, Marketing Director at COMPRION. “The referenced test cases are defined in the GSMA TS.27 NFC Handse...

The Design Validation, a new COMPRION test solution that enables manufacturers and integrators of NFC readers to validate their implementation early in the development phase is short-listed for the SESAMES Awards. The awards are part of the TRUSTECH show in Cannes, showcasing the best innovations in the trust-based tech industry. The winners of the awards will be presented in Cannes, at the Palais des Festivals on the French Riviera. Vector Field Probe “The main advantage of the Design V...

Comprion RSP M2M Test Platform is a collection of server simulations providing SOAP At the Mobile World Congress, the biggest telecommunications tradeshow taking place February 27 to March 02 in Barcelona, Comprion will focus on presenting testing solutions around the arising IoT world for both GSMA specifications: M2M and consumer devices. COMPRION Network Bridge Comprion will show the new RSP M2M Test Platform for testing M2M Remote SIM Provisioning scenarios. It is a coll...

The team in Milpitas will use it to offer terminal type approval services according to EMVCo version 2.6 Comprion announces that Cetecm’s laboratory in Milpitas has purchased their EMVCo PCD Analogue Test Solution. The team in Milpitas will use it to offer terminal type approval services according to EMVCo version 2.6, which was activated on January 1st, 2017. Shashi Kumar, Smart Card Technology Department Manager at Cetecom reasons the selection of the Comprion test to...

CTC will use the system for type approval of point-of-sale (POS) terminals according to EMVCo version 2.6 Comprion announces that CTC advanced GmbH, a test laboratory of the RWTÜV group, located in Saarbruecken (Germany), have bought the EMVCO PCD Analogue Test Solution by Comprion. They will use the system for type approval of point-of-sale (POS) terminals according to EMVCo version 2.6 which becomes mandatory on January 1st, 2017. The new version requires a high degree...

The Contactless Testing API offers a wide range of analogue parameters that are adjustable such as the waveform, load modulation amplitude, frequency, and bitrate Comprion has developed a new testing API, a programming interface that allows developers to write their own test cases in the contactless environment. As the API offers the opportunity to implement user-defined scenarios in a lab environment, it is of high value for everyone involved in the development of contactles...

The SIMalliance test specification covers the structure and coding required to build, remotely load, and install a profile on an eUICC Andras Talas, technical consultant at COMPRION, is the new leader of the SIMalliance eUICC Testing Group. Its goal is the creation of a new specification – the SIMalliance “eUICC Profile Package: Interoperable Format – Test Specification.” Talas explicates, “This test specification and the standardisation of a glob...

Mobile payment is starting to revolutionise the way we pay. Regardless of already existing contactless communication standards such as NFC and EMVCo, the payment service providers and terminal vendors are still coping with teething problems resulting from the large number of smartphones, point-of-sale (POS) terminals, and technologies used. Test solution manufacturer COMPRION and test service provider P3 have teamed up to develop a dedicated test tool – the nano tracer – making sure...

GlobalPlatform has qualified the test benches TS 102 694-2 (SWP) and ETSI TS 102 695-2 (HCI), which are now available for COMPRION’s card test tools Spectro 2 and Spectro TP. Network operators can demand GlobalPlatform certification from their card suppliers for quality reasons. Kevin Gillick, Executive Director of GlobalPlatform, comments: “We are delighted that COMPRION has received GlobalPlatform qualification for its SWP/HCI card tests. The GlobalPlatform Compliance Program eval...

COMPRION’s OTAbility constitutes a lab test environment for common OTA communication use cases The CARTES SESAMES Awards presented on Monday, November 3rd 2014, in Paris rewarded the industry’s best innovations. The award in the category “Manufacturing & Test” was given to COMPRION’s OTAbility test solution honoring the need for testing all involved elements of the OTA communication chain and its use cases beyond what is covered by conformance...

NFC Forum certification enables manufacturers to establish that their products conform to NFC specifications COMPRION’s UT³ Platform has recently been approved by the NFC Forum for Digital Protocol Functional Testing and is now listed on their website in the Approved Test Tool section. After a rigorous validation procedure the solution can be used by manufacturers for NFC Forum conformance testing as well as by authorised laboratories for certification testing of NF...

The OMAPI is a standardised interface speaking the language of both the application and the secure element within the handset As member of the SIMalliance, COMPRION has been deeply involved in the development of OMAPI test specifications. A comprehensive test solution consisting of all necessary hardware, software and test benches to verify the OMAPI implementation will be available from COMPRION. For mobile payments to become a success, seamless security is required. Current...

This is a time where a whole industry is on the verge of changing the day-to-day lives of us all by introducing NFC technology. It is anticipated that NFC will serve much more use cases, especially in the consumer electronics realm, than just enabling mobile payments. COMPRION eases the verification process of this rather complex technology with its new NFC Robot and thus helps the industry to grow faster. NFC Forum standards harmonise quite a few related specifications to form a universal NFC...

All NFC-enabled mobiles distributed by China Mobile must pass the high quality test solutions from Germany With the goal in mind to offer the best user experience to their customers, China Mobile has started their own comprehensive testing programme before launching NFC services. From now on, all mobile handsets, no matter from which manufacturer, will be checked thoroughly in China Mobile’s own labs. Handsets will only get approved once it is guaranteed that the com...

COMPRION has been active in the Terminal Steering Groups on UICC with the aim of contributing to the consistent roll-out of new NFC NFC is on everyone’s lips. Terminal and card vendors, network operators, financial institutions, and many others have been discussing the benefits and limits of con-tactless communication for quite some time. The number of people who have to contribute something to the topic of NFC seems to be growing almost every day. Experience has shown...

After years of development and deployments across the globe, OTA mobile device management is now becoming a ubiquitous offering from carriers and manufacturers worldwide. The industry has recognised that this service can be used to promote new and exciting wireless data services and device upgrades that are becoming a much larger portion of their revenues. Thus, in addition to meeting customer needs through faster and easier software updates, OTA technology promises to provide wireless operators...

Mobile vendors seeking CCF device certification can now use the CCF CSIM Terminal Conformance device endorsement to test their CSIM devices according to the CCF CSIM test plan "Mobile Equipment (ME) Conformance Testing with CSIM." "COMPRION SIMfony CDMA2000" is the first approved test system to verify interoperability between the CSIM card and the handset. The successful validation of CSIM test cases on COMPRION’s conformance platform "COMPRION SIMfony CDMA2000" marks the availability of...

The test solution encompasses a high automation level during execution of NFC Forum digital test cases The recently released DTA automation for NFC Forum test cases has won in the "Best Testing Solution" category and could convince the jury through its high innovation and usability level. The well-established WIMA NFC MONACO 2013 competition is designed to bring to the forefront the latest innovative applications, solutions and hardware through multi-track vertical categories...

The new test system ‘Spectro TP’ – which has been qualified by GlobalPlat-form – advances interoperability in the Smart Card market. The all-interface Smart Card Conformance Test Platform will support operators as well as card and chip manufacturers in successfully marketing secure Smart Card solutions and services. Conformance testing for mobile terminals as a way of avoiding interoperability problems between terminals and cards in the field has been known for a long ti...

COMPRION has been a pioneer in providing conformance test systems On its anniversary, COMPRION looks back on 10 exciting years in the testing industry. COMPRION has not only witnessed but actively driven the technological progress by its participation on various standardisation bodies. Any new technology implemented without the proper amount of testing will end in disaster. 10 years ago, UICCs, handsets and other mobile devices were already tested in terms of interoperability...

Over the Air (OTA) technology enables remote introduction of new UICC services and applications without the need to exchange the card. The complexity of the OTA setup, however, compels network operators to test comprehensively. COMPRION’s OTA test system simulates complex OTA use cases so that communication errors in this setup are detected before expensive service rollouts. OTA has recently gained importance due to a variety of developments such as the growing supply of uniform basic car...

  COMPRION already offering GCF conformance test cases for LTE USAT terminal testingCOMPRION has recently launched LTE USAT test bench contains all test cases (TCs) specified  by  3GPP TSG CT6 for LTE USAT, which have been selected by GCF in the new work item (WI) 137 for USAT interworking with E-UTRA/EPC Rel-8.COMPRION is known for its timely delivery of test benches based on official test standards. The LTE USAT test bench, part of the COMPRION SIMfony LTE solution, wa...

COMPRION's SWP and HCI test cases running on the conformance test system ‘UT Platform' are now validated by GCF. Thus, the UT Platform is the only system available offering SWP/HCI terminal tests validated by GCF and PTCRB.GCF has issued a Work Item (WI-133) to verify SWP and HCI functionality in mobile handsets. The process of introducing SWP/HCI tests into the GCF certification scheme has been finalised making the test cases available for validation. WI-133 covers test cases specified by...

File Tree Express is an intuitive tool designed for customers like mobile phone manufacturers, network operators, test and system houses and development departments who need to access data on their Smart Cards. The new File Tree Express product range consists of two different versions.File Tree Express Basic provides functions such as Scan, Edit, Copy/Paste, Find and Save files and file trees. The tool is intended for customers who want to change the contents of a data field or want to create th...

 COMPRION terminal simulator Spectro 2 for testing smart cards World's top 5 card manufacturers and many world leading operators use the COMPRION terminal simulator Spectro 2 for testing their smart cards according to ISO/IEC 7816, SWP and HCI specifications.Spectro 2 simulates the complete smart card interface of the terminal, including ISO/IEC 7816, SWP/HCI and IC-USB on the logical level. The tool is used for smart card and chip development, smart card protocol implementation, interopera...

 COMPRION develops, manufactures and markets test and measurement equipment for Smart Card vendorsCOMPRION's SWP/HCI tests running on the conformance test platform ‘UT³ Platform' are the first SWP/HCI test cases that are validated by PTCRB-PVG. This makes the UT³ Platform the only conformance platform for SWP/HCI terminal testing.PTCRB has issued a Request For Test (RFT 094) to verify SWP and HCI functionality in mobile handsets. Just in time for the Mobile World Congress, P...

SIMalliance's members are responsible for nine out of every ten SIM cards shipped worldwideSIMalliance, the global association of SIM card manufacturers, continues to grow with the recent addition of two new members and one strategic partner. The organisation, whose members are responsible for nine out of every ten SIM cards shipped worldwide, welcomed new member Inkript to the fold. Microelectronica, after being acquired by American Banknote, has renewed its membership. And COMPRION has joined...