O2 (UK) telephone line and broadband business of Telefónica UK, trading under the O2 and Be brands. The company agreed to pay £180 million initially, followed by a further £20 million after all customers had been transferred to Sky's existing business. The sale was subject to regulatory approval in April 2013, and was subsequently approved by the Office of Fair Trading on 16 May 2013. O2 began trialling a Near Field Communication (NFC) payment system in 2007. In 2009, O2 was in discussions with large retailers, such as Tesco and W. H. Smith, for the deployment of the necessary electronic point of
Safelayer Secure Communications Safelayer Secure Communications Safelayer Secure Communications S.A. is a Spanish private company founded in May 1999. It develops software products on the Public key infrastructure area (digital security for the identity management, electronic signature and data protection). Safelayer's technology is part of the three major certification and digital identity projects in Spain: Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, the Spanish ID card "DNI electrónico" and the Spanish E-passport. Safelayer's technology also secures the NATO X400 messaging system". Safelayer's technology has been and Common Criteria certified. Currently, Safelayer is the only company with a whole family of products CC EAL4+ certified.