Trusted Connectivity Alliance: September 2025 Member News
Welcome from the TCA Chair
Trusted Connectivity Alliance (TCA) applauds efforts to enhance cybersecurity across the connected world.
One key initiative is the European Union’s (EU) Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), which aims to safeguard consumers and businesses by introducing a stringent range of security requirements for all products with digital elements. Products must also undergo a conformity assessment before being placed on the market in order to demonstrate compliance with these requirements.
To support ongoing industry engagement with the EU on this crucial topic, TCA has published a new position paper – Applying Security Assurance Principles under the Cyber Resilience Act – exploring how GSMA’s proven eUICC Security Assurance (eSA) scheme could be integrated within the CRA conformity assessment framework for eUICC products, and could also be considered for the global UICC market.
The paper demonstrates how the security capabilities defined in the GSMA eSA scheme – along with its supporting infrastructure – are well aligned with the cybersecurity requirements set out in international regulations such as the CRA. It also explains how it represents a strong foundation and a promising reference for developing conformity assessment approaches tailored to UICC products.
TCA has welcomed the opportunity to outline the potential of the GSMA eSA scheme, and we look forward to continued engagement on this topic to define practical and robust solutions for the full range of UICC and eUICC products.
Guido Abate, Chair of the TCA Board
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TCA is a supporting partner of a number of key industry events, at which members can redeem exclusive discounts on registration. The discount codes and details on how to redeem are available here.
The International Common Criteria Conference (ICCC), 21-23 October, Songdo, Korea
TCA members receive a 20% discount on registration.
Smart City Expo World Congress, 4-6 November, Barcelona, Spain
TCA members receive a 25% discount on registration.
Telecoms World Asia, 18-19 November, Bangkok, Thailand
TCA members receive a 10% discount on registration.