Mobile World Congress 2014
ME Newswire / Business Wire
COLOMBES, France. - Tuesday, February 25th 2014
Oberthur
Technologies, a world leader in digital security solutions for the
mobility space, and Ficosa an automotive parts and systems supplier,
will demonstrate at Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona, a complete
emergency call system for the automotive Russian market (ERA GLONASS¹).
The
ERA GLONASS system is the Russian equivalent of the European eCall
system. The ERA GLONASS regulation is planned to be implemented in
Russia from January 2015.
According to studies of the National
Entity of Russian Navigation (NISS) it is intended to reduce emergency
services’ time-to-arrival by up to 30%, saving up to 4,000 additional
lives every year.
The emergency system inside the vehicle
consists of a telematic unit (iVTU, in Vehicle Telematic Unit) that
incorporates a special SIM card (DIM® ERA GLONASS) as well as a user
interface module (HMI).
The system allows, with the DIM® ERA
GLONASS installed in the telematic module made by FICOSA, to have a
GLONASS profile for the emergency call and a commercial profile for
telematic services. The swap of the profile is made in few seconds in
accordance with local regulations.
FICOSA, as a top-tier provider
in the automotive industry, and Oberthur Technologies a world leader in
digital security solutions for the mobility space will show this
innovation on the CLARA platform (HMI and telematic systems) with DIM®
ERA GLONASS.
“The safety systems and emergency services are
fundamental to save lives on the road. As suppliers of components for
automotive, all the technology that makes reference to move forward in
this field is our focus. The governments have the last word for the
systems implementation as ERA GLONASS or eCALL. Our work is to
anticipate of their regulations, giving support to the entities that
define them and taking part actively in the configuration of the
solutions. CLARA is the result not only of the definition of the system,
but the demonstration of its functionalities. This work is possible
thanks to the good position of FICOSA in the M2M (Machine to Machine)
market with its technological patents and the collaboration with other
strategic industrial partners such Oberthur Technologies”, in words of
Mr. Josep Maria Forcadell, Director of the Advanced Communications Unit
of FICOSA.
“Car telematic services and emergency systems will
offer majors benefits to drivers around the world and in Russia in
particular. OT provides innovation matching worldwide regulations. The
DIM® ERA GLONASS has been specifically designed to facilitate the
implementation of these innovative services by mobile networks
operators, car makers and telematic service providers. The DIM®ERA
GLONASS combined with the CLARA platform from Ficosa is helping the
entire industry moving forward” said Edward Simonet, M2M Business
Director at OT. “
ERA GLONASS¹: Government accident emergency
response system in Russia with GLONASS technology for enhancing
transportation safety
ABOUT OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES
OT is a
world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space. OT
has always been at the heart of mobility, from the first smart cards to
the latest contactless payment technologies which equip millions of
smartphones. Present in the Payment, Telecommunications and Identity
markets, OT offers end-to-end solutions in the Smart Transactions,
Mobile Financial Services, Machine-to-Machine, Digital Identity and
Transport & Access Control fields. OT employs over 6 000 employees
worldwide, including 600 R&D people. With more than 50 sales offices
across 5 continents and 10 facilities, OT’s international network
serves clients in 140 countries. For more information: www.oberthur.com
ABOUT FICOSA
FICOSA
is an industrial group based in Spain and a global leader in research,
development, production and marketing of automotive systems and parts.
Founded in 1949, the company, with headquarters in Barcelona (Spain),
holds a team close to 8,500 employees and manufacturing plants,
technological centres and offices located throughout 19 countries in
Europe, North America, South America and Asia. The Group invests 4% of
its income in R&D, and operates one of the top technology
development centres in Spain addressed to the automotive, electronics,
energy and communications industries. FICOSA has positioned itself for
the future as a world leader in electronic systems with a global and
more diversified business agenda and an expanded added value product
line.
Contacts
MEDIA CONTACTS
Oberthur Technologies
Audrey Besnardeau, Tel : +33 1 78 14 76 75
a.besnardeau@oberthur.com
Ficosa
David Guerrero, Tel. 93 700 82 00
david.guerrero@ficosa.com
FTI Consulting Strategic Communication
Yannick Duvergék, Tel : +33 1 47 03 68 65 / +33 6 74 91 48 05
yannick.duverge@fticonsulting.com
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