Ericsson ramps up NFC app management service

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Tube bosses: 'Wireless tickets too slow, we think' Register Speaking at the Open Mobile Summit, TfL's Shashi Verma told the assembled that radio-based NFC payments were just too slow for the underground, but when buttonholed by NFC Times he admitted that the organisation hadn't looked at the transaction speed ... See all stories on this topic »

Use mobiles as boarding pass at airports Times of India "Fifty passengers will use latest BlackBerry smartphones with NFC technology. After web check-in, a special sms will be automatically loaded on the mobile and read at the airport when it is tapped on a scanner," says Renaud Irminger, Paris-based ... See all stories on this topic »

Facebook Will Buy BlackBerry Maker RIM and Develop Own Smartphone - Mobile Expert IBTimes.co.uk Beyond offering a connected smartphone to new markets, Facebook could invest in mobile payments through NFC technology, which has struggled to get off the ground. NFC technology has been used in London's Oyster travel cards for years, but using the ... See all stories on this topic » IBTimes.co.uk

Ericsson ramps up NFC app management service Mobile Entertainment by Tim Green Teams up with Aconite to help banks and other customers get their wallets inside NFC-enabled phones. Payments giant Ericsson wants to be a key intermediary between operators – who provide a 'secure element' in their SIMs for NFC payments ... See all stories on this topic » Mobile Entertainment

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