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Articles tagged with: Nfc
Thai Bank Trials Mobile Payments with NFC-Enabled Mobile Phones
Finland based nfc vendor, Venyon and Kasikornbank, a bank in Thailand are cooperating to evaluate contactless mobile payments in Thailand for a potential service launch in future. As a first step, Kasikornbank recently announced its first Near Field Communication (nfc) mobile payment trial in Bangkok, Thailand. more
Related Tags: sim-card, nokia, sim, near-field-communication, ota, mobile-banking, Thailand
Toshiba Moves into NFC Capable SIM Market
Toshiba has announced the development of a SIM card for use within mobile phones supporting nfc (Near Field Communication) services - which it expects to start sampling from Q3 this year. Toshiba's newly developed USIM card meets the latest specifications of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute-Smart Card Platform (ETSI SCP) and the GSM Association (GSMA). It is also compatible with the GSMA's Pay-Buy-Mobile programme, and offers full support for mobile contactless services, and meets all the security levels required for international payment applications. more
Related Tags: sim-card, sim, near-field-communication, gsm-association, itu, toshiba, gsm, smart, smart-card
First SIMpass-enabled mobile phone launched in China
China Unicom has launched a mobile phone based payment service in the city of Chongqing which enables users to use their phone to pay for transport tickets and at various retailer for normal purchases. The 'Cqpass' is a multi-system mobile payment service first to use the SIMpass enabled custom-made mobile phone that was unveiled in Chongqing last month. more
Related Tags: sim-card, watchdata, china-unicom, near-field-communication, suzhou, ota, subway, China
Eight Mobile Technologies to Watch in 2009 and 2010
Gartner says that it has identified eight mobile technologies that will evolve significantly through 2010, impacting short-term mobile strategies and policies. more
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Austria Tests New NFC Based Mobile Ticketing Service
Mobilkom austria says that it has developed an nfc service in cooperation with the Austrian railway operator, ÖBB for mobile ticketing in pre-selling conditions. The new chip-based nfc application is based on the interoperable international standard VDV-KA (Association of German Transport Undertakings - Core Application) and has been integrated into the mobilkom austria mobile ticketing platform. more
Related Tags: sim-card, nokia, sms, rsa, text-messages, battery, telekom, railway, Austria
NFC Implementation in Handsets on the Right Track with SWP but Delays Still Expected
The chicken and egg scenario that has bogged down the embryonic nfc market has taken steps forward in recent weeks. The mobile operatorsÃ' preference for the Single Wire Protocol (SWP) form for nfc implementation received official endorsement from the GSM Association last month. This followed the final ratification of the standard and a signing of a memorandum of understanding with EMVCo. in September. Now some industry insiders are expecting large volume shipments of nfc handsets in the second half of 2009. more
Related Tags: sim-card, gsm-association, rsa, lte, ims-research, ims, gsm
Sagem Orga Develops NFC Enabled SIM Card for Orange
Smart card vendor, Sagem Orga has announced the availability of an nfc Single Wire Protocol enabled SIM card, developed in co-operation with Orange. The firm said that the SIM card has been customized for Orange specific needs. more
Related Tags: orange, sim-card, sagem-orga, sms, near-field-communication, apple, apple, rsa, uicc, battery, java, globalplatform, interoperability
NFC Not an Answer for Mobile Payments, But Alternatives Offer Promise
Once, nfc (Near Field Communication) was the leading contender among technologies that could enable mobile payments. But nfc has developed more slowly than anticipated, and will not offer viable large-scale mobile payment solutions for at least six years. In the mean time three existing technologies - SMS, mobile Internet and downloadable mobile applications - have the potential to deliver what nfc (so far) cannot. more
Related Tags: amazon, sms, near-field-communication, mobile-payments, abi-research, bharti, mobile-internet, bharti-airtel, ebay, mobile-commerce, taxi
Rolling out flexible displays for the mass market
European researchers have developed a cost-effective method for manufacturing flexible displays in much the same way that newspapers are printed. Their work promises to revolutionise packaging, advertising and even clothing. more
Related Tags: rfid, ict, eu, oled, displays
More Rumours of a Nokia Laptop Computer
Rumours that Nokia may start production of its own brand laptop computers have resurfaced after UBS analyst Maynard Um issued a research note saying that it was increasingly likely to happen more
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