Moscow, Russia – MTS PJSC (MOEX: MTSS), a digital ecosystem, was the first among telecom operators to purchase SIM cards manufactured by NovaCard JSC with the domestic SIMART MI operating system, which increases protection against bookmarks, malicious code and other vulnerabilities. The operating system, which MTS participated in testing, supports international and domestic subscriber authentication algorithms in mobile communication networks.
NovaCard Nizhny Novgorod company, the largest manufacturer of smart cards in Russia and the CIS, is the main supplier of SIM cards for MTS.
The SIMART MI operating system for SIM cards is a completely Russian development carried out on the territory of the country by domestic specialists, which is confirmed by the inclusion of the operating system in the unified register of Russian programs for electronic computers and databases.
"Today MTS is perceived not only as a telecom operator, but primarily as an IT company with strong competencies in the development of digital products and software. Especially in those areas where it is necessary to replace foreign solutions that ensure the information security of our infrastructure and customers. Using a domestic OS in SIM cards is one of the first steps in import substitution of critical network components. In cooperation with NovaCard, we actively participated in testing samples of SIM cards with new software," said Yuri Nefedov, Commercial Director of the MTS mass market.
"For the first time, NovaCard's efforts, with the support and interest in such a product from MTS, developed an operating system for SIM cards, on the basis of which the electrical profile of the SIM card of the country's leading mobile operator was prepared and qualified. The cards have been thoroughly checked by specialists from both companies and are already being successfully used by subscribers," commented Andrey Krupnov, Sales Director of NovaCard JSC.
MTS and NovaCard also use their own domestic software to prepare data and generate key material for SIM cards. The NovaCard data preparation system. Personalization" along with the SIMART MI operating system is included in the register of domestic software.
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