Telefónica and Giesecke & Devrient (News - Alert) (G&D) have teamed on remotely managing M2M SIMs subscription data based on the principles of the embedded SIM.

Both partners have developed and successfully proved a secure, pre-standard solution to this end.

During the live test, Telefónica and G&D were able to prove that the new solution could securely transfer a subscription from Telefónica Spain to a Telefónica UK one over the air.

This alliance will allow device makers to manufacture devices with M2M SIMs on a cost optimised production setup. Also, mobile network operators (MNOs) will be able to customize their M2M connectivity offerings for this specific target market.

Telefónica and its partners can leverage this solution to provide global services to their customers based on a unique SIM quite adapted to the local requirements. Businesses can load secure profiles from MNOs later in the supply chain, and these profiles can be revised during the lifetime of the device, according to a release.

Operating in 25 countries Telefónica is one of the world's largest telecommunications network operators by market capitalisation and number of customers. Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is an international technology provider headquartered in Munich, Germany.

"The subscription management of the SIM will enable Telefónica to provide the best solution based on a global SIM and consequently the usage of M2M devices in new, innovative applications across the world," said Carlos Morales, Global M2M, Cloud and Apps director at Telefónica Digital.

"There are many advantages to the highly secure remote management of credentials on embedded SIMs for the M2M environment. We are helping to drive the migration of today´s SIM card personalization to an OTA-based process where security is as paramount as in today’s personalization scenarios, “said Dr. Klaus Vedder, group senior vice president Mobile Strategy at G&D.

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