SOURCE: NXP Semiconductors
August 30, 2011 05:00 ET
T20 Smartphone Brings 'Mobile Wallet' to Turkish Consumers
EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS--(Marketwire - Aug 30, 2011) - NXP Semiconductors N.V. (
The Turkcell T20 is already pre-loaded with Turkcell Cep-T Cüzdan, a mobile wallet service from Turkcell developed by Turkcell Technology on Gingerbread 2.3.3 OS. Via the NFC-enabled phone, consumers can transform their physical wallet into a mobile one and provide an easy-to-use and secure mobile transaction environment for all the daily needs of Turkcell's subscribers. Cep-T Cüzdan subscribers can also benefit from the discovery screen in the UI that allows them to know which cards they can include in their mobile wallet.
Offering secure data storage, payment and transaction, the T20 handset uses a secure element in the SIM card, which is connected to NXP's NFC chip, PN544, via the single wire protocol (SWP). The resulting NFC solution enables secure wireless two-way communication between the T20 Smartphone and other phones, terminals or readers. NXP provides a fully compliant end-to-end NFC platform for handset manufacturers and operators enabling next-generation NFC devices and services. Complementing the secure NFC solutions, NXP offers a complete open source software stack for NFC which is fully integrated and validated on the Gingerbread Android™ platform.
"NFC technology is instrumental in helping us to achieve our ambition of increasing the penetration of mobile contactless innovations in the Turkish market," said Cenk Bayrakdar, Chief New Technology Business Officer, Turkcell. "Working with NXP, we were able to build a feature-rich, interactive and flexible mobile wallet solution through the open source Android platform. This is our first commercial smartphone developed on Gingerbread 2.3.3 OS and we are extremely pleased to be first to market with this innovation in Turkey."
"NFC offers a truly exciting technology that will enhance every aspect of the mobile experience for consumers. Working with NXP, we are able to quickly bring to market the latest NFC-enabled handsets and mobile devices on a global scale while maintaining low implementation and development costs," said Anıl Öztekin, Turkcell sales director, Huawei Turkey Terminal Department.
"NXP co-invented NFC with the aim of putting the mobile phone at the center of the consumer's world -- the launch of the T20 is a significant achievement and truly supports our ambition to enable more and more NFC-based services around the world," said Jeff Miles, vice president, mobile transactions, NXP Semiconductors. "We have created secure NFC solutions that can support a variety of mobile wallet applications to help mobile handset manufacturers, banks, retailers and network operators offer new services to diversify their business and provide added value to customers."
NXP has demonstrated that customers can now build secure NFC-enabled mobile wallets using an embedded secure element, secure element in the SIM, or micro-SD based secure element. The company offers secure and flexible solutions for all configurations and use cases.
Links
- NXP portfolio for NFC
- NXP PN544 Product Sheet
- Additional information on near field communication (NFC)
- Turkcell T20 press release (July 7, 2011)
About Turkcell
Turkcell is the leading communications and technology company in Turkey with 34.1 million subscribers and a market share of approximately 54% as of June 30, 2011 (Source: Operator's announcements and excluding the impact of the change in prepaid churn periods in Q2 2011). Turkcell is a leading regional player, with market leadership in five of the nine countries in which it operates with its approximately 61.7 million subscribers as of June 30, 2011. The company covers approximately 85% of the Turkish population through its 3G and 99.07% through its 2G technology supported network. It has become one of the first among the global operators to have implemented HSDPA+ and achieved a 42.2 Mbps speed using the HSPA multi carrier solution. Turkcell reported a TRY2.3 billion (US$1.5 billion) net revenue with total assets of TRY15.5 billion (US$9.5 billion) as of June 30, 2011. It has been listed on the NYSE and the ISE since July 2000, and is the only NYSE-listed company in Turkey. Read more at www.turkcell.com.tr
About Huawei
Huawei Device is a global leader in providing smart devices that connect you with the world, simply. Huawei Device partners with 500 operators, including the world's top 50 operators, across 140 countries. Huawei's products and solutions have been deployed in over 100 countries and support the communications needs of one third of the world's population. The company is committed to providing innovative and customized products, services and solutions to create long-term value and growth potential for its customers.
About NXP Semiconductors
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ : NXPI) provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions that leverage its leading RF, Analog, Power Management, Interface, Security and Digital Processing expertise. These innovations are used in a wide range of automotive, identification, wireless infrastructure, lighting, industrial, mobile, consumer and computing applications. A global semiconductor company with operations in more than 25 countries, NXP posted revenue of $4.4 billion in 2010. For more information visit www.nxp.com.
