Dutch digital security company Gemalto has launched a new solution enabling commuters to use their mobile phones as e- tickets in MIFARE DESFire infrastructures.

Gemalto has thus achieved the implementation of a transport application compliant with the DESFire specifications in a SIM or UICC card, and will be presenting this innovation at the Mobile World Congress currently taking place in Spain.

This innovation will enable commuters to use their NFC (Near Field Communication) mobile phone as an e-ticket, as simply as any other contactless travel card. A high level of security is ensured, as the tickets are stored in the SIM card and the application meets the security requirements of the DESFire specifications.

NFC-based services are part of Gemalto’s Trusted Services Management (TSM) offering. It enables transport operators to offer travellers the ability to purchase and recharge their transport tickets via the mobile phone.

DESFire is an automated fare collection technology which provides 3DES (Triple Data Encryption Standard) and AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) cryptographic algorithms. To date, it has been deployed in 40 cities across the world.