Cerema has just published a document to help local authorities to acquire ticketing systems. This document is an essential tool for public transport authorities wishing to equip or renew their ticketing system in an environment where user expectations and technologies have evolved enormously in the recent years: use of smartphones and contactless payment cards as a transport media, insertion of the public transport offer within an extended offer of mobility services and multimodal information ...

In a context of tightening budget constraints for public transport [...]

GlobalPlatform releases End to End Simplified Service Management Framework Transport

GlobalPlatform, in collaboration with STA (Smart Ticketing Association), recently published the " End to End Simplified Service Management Framework Transport " (available here)". This work comes as a complement to the GlobalPlatform System Messaging Specification of Mobile-NFC Services 1.2 which define a standard way to manage [...]

GSMA Terminal Steering Group recently published the v10 of the GSMA TSG TS.26 NFC Handset Requirements.

This GSMA document lists requirements for devices to support NFC services (primarily focused on UICC) and references relevant standards. Test cases that allow testing the conformance to these requirements are gathered in GSMA TSG TS.27 NFC Testbook, and mobile device certification against TS.26 and TS.27 is provided by GCF (Global Certification Forum).

By aligning requirements across mobile operators, OEMs have a single set of NFC requirements to implement, and MNOs can [...]

Smart Ticketing, Alliance, an alliance of the main actors in transport ticketing in Europe, just published a certification process for the contactless interface of ticketing equipment and media.

This approach was born from the observation that interoperability tests conducted so far between contactless ticketing devices were only done at a local scale and often required manufacturers to repeat the same tests from one public transport network to another.

Thanks to this certification, any manufacturer can now ensure that the contactless interface of their ticketing devices is [...]

Tourists visiting Paris may now enjoy a Pass that includes a skip-the-line access to the main monuments and museums of the city, a cruise on the Seine, a sightseeing bus tour as well as a public transportation travel access.

The Paris convention and Visitors Bureau (OTCP) requested Nextendis’ support for this innovative project that will improve the tourists sightseeing experience in Paris through a single purchase.

Nextendis performed the project management from the inception phase to its commercial roll-out.

This first step enabled the digitalization and [...]

Nextendis has established itself for several years as a strategic partner for companies and local governments implementing innovative projects in these fields: contactless mobile services, payment and urban mobility

The consecutive developments of the M2M market (Machine to Machine) mainly in the industry sector, and more recently the massive deployment of the Internet of Things (IoT) for the consumer market offer an unlimited and great space for opportunities to create new connected services.

The debate around the low bandwidth network with [...]

GSMA, in collaboration with M4M Industry Group, recently published the "MIFARE4Mobile Implementation Guideline" (free download from GSMA Web site here)". This work comes as a complement to the MIFARE4Mobile 2.1.1 specifications which define a standard way to manage MIFARE-based services in the Secure Element of NFC-enabled mobile devices.

This GSMA document aims at facilitating the deployment of MIFARE-based services (both Classic and DESFire) when using the UICC of [...]