BARCELONA, Spain, February 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Marks its foray into Enterprise Device Testing with this step
Tech Mahindra [http://www.techmahindra.com ] Ltd. a specialist provider of connected
solutions to the connected world, today announced the launch of its Near Field
Communication (NFC) test lab in Bangalore, India.
The NFC Testing and Consulting capabilities in the lab will cater to the fast-growing
needs of chipset manufacturers, OEMs, Service Providers, Acquires and Issuers from the
banking industry. The state-of-the-art ISO 17025 Accredited Lab, has 100% capability to
meet the Wave1 test requirements as mandated by the NFC Forum. It also has the
infrastructure to meet the upcoming Wave2 test requirements of the Forum.
According to a leading research company [http://nfc-forum.org/post-in-blog-test-2 ],
with nearly 400 million NFC-enabled smartphones deployed worldwide, and growth projections
nearing 1 billion handsets by 2016, we are reaching critical mass for large-scale
application and infrastructure deployments. The Tech Mahindra NFC Testing Lab is also
gearing to support the above demand and to also offer Payments Certification and Testing
Solutions to the leading global banks.
Speaking on the occasion, Sirisha Voruganti, Head, Device Testing, Tech Mahindra said,
"The convergence of payments schemes on the smartphones from leading banks has caused a
lot of interoperability and compliance issues in the network as well. With this test lab,
we are geared to help the Chipset manufacturers, OEMs and Service Providers to reduce the
failure rates to NIL in the field and hasten their market growth. Our Lab focuses on
troubleshooting and consulting with global clients while providing cost-effective test
solutions."
Additionally, Tech Mahindra had also announced acquisition of lab assets and
operations of the Type Approval Lab in Lund, Southern Sweden from Sony. It is now
company's flagship lab in Europe serving key customers and providing end-to-end test
solutions to device manufacturers and Global Carriers.
Tech Mahindra already has 6 Test Labs located across the globe offering Operator
Acceptance Test Schemes, Conformance Tests, Regulatory and R&D test support to its
customers and the latest lab addition in Bangalore catering to the enterprise sector,
further enhances the test market reach.
Tech Mahindra represents the connected world, offering innovative and customer-centric
information technology services and solutions, enabling Enterprises, Associates and the
Society to Rise(TM). We are a USD 2.9 billion company with 87,300+ professionals across 49
countries, helping over 605 global customers including Fortune 500 companies. Our
Consulting, Enterprise and Telecom solutions, platforms and reusable assets connect across
a number of technologies to derive tangible business value.
Certain statements in this release concerning the future prospects of Tech Mahindra
Limited ("the Company" or "TechM") are forward-looking statements. These statements by
their nature involve risks and uncertainties that could cause Company's actual results
differ materially from such forward looking statements. The Company, from time to time,
makes written and oral forward-looking statements based on information available with the
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For Further Queries:
Aashish Washikar
Global Media Relations
Phone: +91-40-30675493
Email: aashish.washikar@techmahindra.com