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New interface could increase contactless processing speed
7 Sep 2010

A French firm has designed a new interface which could increase the processing speed of contactless smart card technology.

Research company CEA-Leti has developed a prototype of the software which transfers data at 6.8Mbps, compared to the current standard rate of 848Kbps.

CEA-Leti aims to attain speeds over 10Mbps and is currently talking with the International Organisation for Standardisation, in partnership with Gemalto, about implementing the package.

Contactless smart card technology was originally created to be used with bank cards and transit schemes which only require low transfer rates.

However, faster transfer rates are needed to support more complex technologies such as contactless biometric data transfer and multimedia file downloads.

CEA-Leti has been researching the new interface with 16 European companies and research organisations since 2003.

The firms also aimed to develop a universal standard for all electronic identity and mobile transactions.