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Gemalto Training centers

Gemalto has an extensive range of smart-card-related training & e-learnings. A Complete Training Offer includes Fundamentals & Technology, Usage & Administration, Development & Support, and E-Learning courses.

The following training courses are a good start for the Development of STK Value Added Services for MNO SIM cards:

• SIM, STK & OTA Basics (T1001I)*         *exists also as an e-learning course
• Java SIM Card Administration (T1006A)
• Java SIM Applet Development (T1007D)
• Dynamic STK Service Development (T1010D)

These courses are delivered regularly at Gemalto Worldwide Training Centres, or in-house on request. For more details please visit the Gemalto Training website at: www.gemalto.com/training/index.html

E-learning extracts

SIM Toolkit technology was standardized in 1996 to enable easy access to value added services on GSM mobile phones. It is being used by GSM operators around the world to provide information, financial transactions and other services to GSM subscribers. SIM Toolkit is delivering secure, flexible, user-friendly value added services on existing networks and handsets.
Here are two extracts from Gemalto e-learning about SIM Toolkit technology.

Introduction to SIM Toolkit

This e-learning extract introduce the main concepts behind STK as a technology for delivering Value Added Services from the SIM.

SIM Toolkit Protocol

This e-learning extract introduces the main features of the STK protocol as a sequence of commands and responses between the handset and the SIM card.