This test suite has achieved qualified status under the GlobalPlatform Compliance Program.

The Collis Compliance Test Suite for GlobalPlatform Open Mobile API implements the official test plan developed for the GlobalPlatform Compliance Program. The test suite ensures the compliance of a mobile device that implements the SIMalliance Open Mobile API test specification (version 2.05) for Transport API (version 1.0). This test specification specifies how to test the Transport API part of the Open Mobile API.

Maxim Dyachenko, Service Line Manager Test Tools at UL’s Transaction Security division, said: “Over the past years, smart card technology has changed considerably. Many smart card applications in various industries rely on GlobalPlatform technology for personalization, key management and security. This new GlobalPlatform test specification allows mobile device manufacturers and test laboratories to ensure compliance of a mobile device that provides an implementation of the Open Mobile API for access to the Secure Element or SIM card.

UL also offers the qualified Collis Compliance Test Suite for GlobalPlatform (GP) Secure Element Access Control Device. Additionally, UL developed a complete portfolio of qualified GP Compliance Test Suites for Cards.

UL is a GlobalPlatform (GP) qualified laboratory that provides test certification services to confirm a product's compliance to GP specifications using GP qualified test tools. UL has been qualified under the GlobalPlatform compliance program for approvals testing according to GP configuration specifications. UL’s expertise in this field extends into services for debugging and consultancy in all areas surrounding GP certification services.

GlobalPlatform has extended its compliance program to provide a formal framework that enables the creation and qualification of test tools that can now be used to confirm the compliance of a smart card product or a mobile device to the association’s specification and different configurations.