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To: gdichaz who wrote (219)	3/28/2000 1:56:00 PM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 343

Chaz, Re: SIM << could you post your own evaluation of the new CDMA "Sim" card news on the Q SP 500 thread? >> Done. You might also be interested in reading "ETSI Mobile News" (Special GSM2000 World Congress Edition) which is available as an 8 page PDF file at: 3gpp.org It has interesting information on 3GPP Release 99 (UTMS), the Release 2000 Vision, GPRS Phase 2, Edge, and other standards (history) development and direction associated with 2.5G & 3G GSM (UMTS). It also contains this on the subject of SIM cards: Smart Card/SIM Card Work After considerable discussion it has been agreed to use the "removable SIM-function" in the 3G environment. Mechanical and electrical details need to be studied further. It was decided that it is a requirement that a USIM (UMTS SIM) shall work in a 2G GSM only environment (both in a GSM-only terminal and a dual mode UMTS-GSM terminal). Agreed general principles include an aim to provide as much backward compatibility as possible. Thus new developments will have to be backwards compatible to earlier phases of GSM in order to ensure dual mode operation (UMTS-GSM), guaranteeing compatibility with existing equipment compliant with the specifications. Also, it shall be possible to insert a GSM card (SIM) into a UMTS terminal and access a UMTS system (if the operator allows access with SIM), and to insert a UMTS card (USIM) into a GSM terminal and access a GSM net work without requiring an update of the GSM network's Network Elements, such as HLR and VLR to UMTS. Another burning issue is harmonized smart cards for all next generation technologies. Officials of all groups who specify the use of smart cards in second and third generation systems met in November 1999 and concluded that, with the increasing activities of various committees, there was a danger of divergence of telecommunications smart cards standards, preventing the interoperation of several systems on one card. It was proposed that the best way to avoid this was to have one committee responsible for the top-level common aspects of mobile telecom-munications smart cards. It was agreed that a harmonized smart card for all next generation telecommunication technologies is a strong requirement. Since SMG9 has years of experience as the custodian of a widely used mobile telecommunications smart card (the GSM SIM), it was proposed that SMG9 extends its role to be the central focus point for all next generation telecommunications smart cards. SMG agreed to SMG9 managing common aspects of mobile telecommunication smart card in all generic aspects whilst the specification of the structure and content of the technology specific files, procedures and protocols will remain in the domain of the formulating standards committee. << - Eric -