4.1 Overview4.2 Role of Smartcards and SEs4.3 Contact Cards4.4 The SIM/UICC4.5 Contents of the SIM4.6 Embedded SEs4.7 Other Card Types4.8 Contactless Cards4.9 Electromechanical Characteristics of Smartcards4.10 Smartcard SW4.11 UICC CommunicationsReferences