Six leading Operators in India, Aircel, Bharti Airtel, Idea, Tata Teleservices, Telenor and Vodafone have come together to commercially launch GSMA's Mobile Connect services to more than 800 million consumers in the country. The solution enables customers to create and manage a digital universal identity via a single login.
The Indian operators’ launch of Mobile Connect extends the global momentum behind the solution; today, 42 operators in 22 countries around the world are implementing Mobile Connect, making it available to nearly 3 billion customers.
Apigee and WSO2.Telco have provided technology to easily integrate Mobile Connect with the operators’ networks, so that users of any mobile network offering Mobile Connect can log in and be authorised for any application.
The service simply and securely authenticates users, enabling them to digitally confirm their identity and their credentials and grant safe online access to mobile and digital services. Mobile Connect works by employing the user’s unique mobile number, combined with a unique PIN for more secure use cases, to verify and grant the access.
Telefonica Peru, MTN Nigeria and Grameenphone are other mobile operators globally that have already launched the service. Last year, leading Sri Lankan Operators Dialog Axiata and Mobitel launched a beta trial of the service.
Mats Granryd, Director General, GSMA
Today’s launch marks the culmination of a year-long collaboration amongst the Indian MNOs to deliver a single, intuitive and secure mobile-based authentication solution that enables hundreds of millions of consumers to safely and seamlessly access online services on their mobile devices without worrying about privacy or passwords.
