DIGITAL MANUFACTURING
Giesecke + Devrient engineers customise security technologies with passion and precision in four major fields : payment , connectivity , identities and digital infrastructures . As such , they ’ ve been the trusted partner of the most demanding institutions since 1852 and have been part of the global SIM success story for the last 50 years . As pioneers in the field , G & D delivered the world ’ s first commercial SIM and the first eSIM management solution . Today , the company is a market leader in eSIM management and continues to offer connectivity and security solutions for the consumer , enterprise and industrial IoT .
“ My task is to tailor G + D ’ s smart connectivity management solutions and offerings to the specific needs and use cases of the automotive industry players , car OEMs and their Tier-1 suppliers ,” explains Ralf Schedel , who ’ s in charge of the market development of G + D ’ s automotive business .
Prior to this position , Schedel held several sales , product , and programme manager positions within G + D . One of these roles included a period at semiconductor manufacturing company Infineon Technologies , where he ran several innovation projects for leading OEMs in the field of information and communication security . A notable innovation project was the first integration of an embedded Secure Element in a smartphone back in 2012 , followed by the showcase of an eSIM in a wearable device at MWC in 2016 .
“ What brought me to the automotive industry from semiconductors was the momentum that was triggered by the European eCall legislation , which made the automotive sector a forerunner and pioneer in the adoption of eSIM technology for its telematic units ,” says Schedel .
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