SAN DIEGO, May 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm
Technologies, Inc. (QTI), a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated
(NASDAQ: QCOM), today announced that NTT DOCOMO INC. (DOCOMO), is
the first operator to adopt and implement the Qualcomm®
Snapdragon Sense™ ID biometrics platform. The platform, which is
currently supported in the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 810
processor, is being utilized alongside third-party biometric
sensors for DOCOMO's mobile biometric authentication service
starting on May 27, 2015 in
Japan. The DOCOMO service
including "docomo ID login authentication and carrier billing
payment" will help provide DOCOMO customers with improved and
enhanced security, as well as ease of authentication when making
mobile payments and accessing DOCOMO's content and
services. With the Snapdragon Sense ID biometrics platform,
DOCOMO has provided customers with a solution that is designed to
address the inherent limitations of passwords and pin codes. The
unique advantages and benefits of the Snapdragon Sense
ID biometrics platform have led DOCOMO to deploy this
service across their entire network.
DOCOMO is expected to launch the DOCOMO online authentication
service with smartphones from Sharp and Fujitsu utilizing the
Snapdragon Sense ID biometrics platform on May 28, 2015 and plans to expand its
biometric authentication offering to additional high-end devices in
the winter. It is anticipated that many Android devices launching
on the DOCOMO network with services, including "docomo ID login
authentication and carrier billing payment," will utilize the
Snapdragon Sense ID biometrics platform.
"We are pleased with DOCOMO's recent launch of authentication
services based on the Snapdragon Sense ID biometrics platform in
order to offer its consumers an improved authentication and mobile
payment experience on their mobile devices," said Raj Talluri,
senior vice president, product management, QTI. "Users want more
effective and convenient ways to access their mobile devices and
services with easier yet stronger authentication, and QTI is
setting the standard when it comes to innovative solutions that
directly address those concerns."
"DOCOMO is excited to be the first operator to offer its
consumers a new and differentiated way to authenticate to their
mobile devices," said Seiji
Maruyama, senior vice president and managing director of
product department, NTT DOCOMO, INC. "By collaborating with
Qualcomm Technologies on the deployment of the Snapdragon Sense ID
biometrics platform, our customers can now unlock their phones
without having to key in a pincode, and can make mobile payments
with a quick glance."
The Snapdragon Sense ID biometrics platform consists of QTI's
secure authentication framework and QTI's certified implementation
of the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance Universal
Authentication Framework (UAF) protocol. The authentication
framework provides secure processing and storage of biometric data,
whereas QTI's UAF implementation provides secure authentication and
connection among FIDO-enabled devices and services. This
platform is managed by Qualcomm® SecureMSM™ technology,
which is the security foundation for devices powered by Snapdragon
processors, providing a high level of security and robustness while
achieving a balance of high performance and optimal power
efficiency. The Snapdragon Sense ID biometrics platform
supports the ultimate in convenient mobile authentication and
biometrics.
The Snapdragon Sense ID biometrics platform offers enhanced
authentication capabilities and usability over existing commercial
methods of authentication by providing password-less
authentication, enhanced security of biometric data and data
processing, improved interoperability among FIDO-enabled devices,
and addressing the challenge of creating and remembering multiple
pin-codes and passwords. The Snapdragon Sense ID biometrics
platform benefits operators and manufacturers by offering superior
enhanced security, biometric usability and the most flexible
integration options for their customers. These benefits result
in faster development time, decreased costs of development, higher
quality devices, valuable differentiation and increased demand from
end-users.
End users and consumers benefit from the technology's ease of
use, and from reduced reliance on passwords, and pin numbers. They
also benefit from improved security and privacy, as well as the
ability to easily interface with DOCOMO services along with "docomo
ID login authentication and carrier billing payment," as well as
existing and future FIDO-enabled devices and services.
About NTT DOCOMO
NTT DOCOMO provides innovative,
convenient and secure mobile services that enable smarter living
for each customer. The company serves over 65 million mobile
customers in Japan via advanced
wireless networks, including a nationwide 3G network and one of the
world's first commercial LTE networks. Leveraging its unique
capabilities as a mobile operator, DOCOMO is a leading developer of
cutting-edge technologies for NFC mobile payments, mobile GPS,
mobile TV, intuitive mobile assistance, environmental monitoring,
smart grids and much more. Overseas, the company provides technical
and operational expertise to eight mobile operators and other
partner companies. NTT DOCOMO is listed on the Tokyo (9437) and New
York (DCM) stock exchanges. Please visit
https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/ for more information.
About Qualcomm Incorporated
Qualcomm Incorporated
(NASDAQ: QCOM) is a world leader in 3G, 4G and next-generation
wireless technologies. Qualcomm Incorporated includes Qualcomm's
licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of its patent
portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm
Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially
all of Qualcomm's engineering, research and development functions,
and substantially all of its products and services businesses,
including its semiconductor business, QCT. For more than 25 years,
Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the evolution of digital
communications, linking people everywhere more closely to
information, entertainment and each other. For more information,
visit Qualcomm's website, OnQ blog, Twitter and Facebook pages.
Qualcomm, Snapdragon and SecureMSM are trademarks of Qualcomm
Incorporated, registered in the United
States and other countries. Snapdragon Sense is a trademark
of Qualcomm Incorporated.
Qualcomm Contacts:
Jon Carvill, Corporate
Communications
Phone: 1-858-845-5959
Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com
Warren Kneeshaw, Investor
Relations
Phone: 1-858-658-4813
Email: ir@qualcomm.com
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