Stephen McSpadden, Head of Solutions at Ecebs, now part of Rambus, recently spoke with Steve Atkins of ContactlessIntelligence about smart ticketing and open standards. As McSpadden notes, Ecebs is a leading supplier of smart ticketing systems to the UK transport markets. The Scotland-based company, says McSpadden, has also developed software to meet the growing demand for cloud-based, secure ticketing schemes, which can open up lower cost smart ticketing to a wider market.
Security
Rambus and INSIDE Secure team up on VIDITY
INSIDE Secure has confirmed that it is working with Rambus’ Cryptography Research Division to facilitate the delivery of over-the-top (OTT) 4K and Ultra High Definition (UHD) content that meets Secure Content Storage Association (SCSA) specifications.
All aboard with Bramble
The ongoing advancements in smart technology are changing the way we travel. Travelers and operators alike will benefit from paperless tickets and seamless journeys across multiple modes of transportation.
The infographic below highlights the growing demand for smart ticketing in mass transit and how it can enable a future of frictionless travel.
As part of the continued adoption of smart technology, Nevis Technologies recently announced that it has issued over 100,000 Bramble smartcards to Glasgow Subway passengers. Bramble – jointly developed by SPT and Rambus’ Ecebs under the auspices of Nevis Technologies – is fully compliant with the UK’s interoperable open security standard for transportation and ticketing known as ITSO.
This mobile wallet is Cloud-based
Rambus’ Bell ID has inked an agreement with First Data Poland to offer Cloud-based mobile payments as a service to Polish banks.
More specifically, Eurobank Poland has integrated Bell ID’s Secure Element (SE) in the Cloud software and First Data Poland’s data preparation, personalization and processing services into its mobile wallet application. Essentially, this allows Eurobank Poland to enable easy, secure mobile payments for more than one million customers via host card emulation (HCE) technology.
We’ll always have Paris (but not the Metro ticket)
The Local has confirmed that the iconic Parisian Métro ticket will be phased out by 2021.
“For nearly 116 years, from the opening of the first line in 1900, those little rectangles of white paper with a black line on the back – the tickets for a ride on the Paris Metro system, have been with us,” writes Katie Warren of The Local.
Telecom Asia talks VIDITY
Writing for TelecomAsia, Doug Lowther notes that the buzz around 4K UHD content has continued unabated since CES 2016 and is set to accelerate. “Operators [are] quickly realizing the speed at which they need to innovate to bring new services to customers,” he explained. “However, 4K UHD requires thoughtful market analysis before big steps are taken to bring it to customers.”
