NFC World » China Unicom http://www.nfcworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and more Wed, 23 May 2012 19:10:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 45 mobile operators commit to NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/16/311363/45-mobile-operators-commit-to-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/16/311363/45-mobile-operators-commit-to-nfc/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:03:13 +0000 Paula Berger http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11363 The mobile network operators have signed up to support and implement SIM-based NFC in a move the GSMA says will "promote the global interoperability of services and accelerate time-to-market".

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/16/311363/45-mobile-operators-commit-to-nfc/feed/ 1 ABI: Chinese NFC payments could top $8bn by 2014 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/08/38954/abi-chinese-nfc-payments-could-top-8bn-by-2014/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/08/38954/abi-chinese-nfc-payments-could-top-8bn-by-2014/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:54:34 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=8954 More than US$8bn in transactions could be conducted in China using NFC phones by 2014, according to Mobile Payments in China, a new report by ABI Research. In 2010, 45,000 NFC handsets were shipped in China,...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/08/38954/abi-chinese-nfc-payments-could-top-8bn-by-2014/feed/ 0 World’s leading mobile operators commit to NFC — with the SIM as the secure element and the operators in control http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/21/36098/worlds-leading-mobile-operators-commit-to-nfc-%e2%80%94-with-the-sim-as-the-secure-element-and-the-operators-in-control/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/21/36098/worlds-leading-mobile-operators-commit-to-nfc-%e2%80%94-with-the-sim-as-the-secure-element-and-the-operators-in-control/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:39:49 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=6098 The GSMA has issued a statement outlining a commitment by leading global mobile network operators — many of whom have not previously been involved in NFC — to launch commercial services in 2012. "The operator community is focused on driving the standardised deployment of mobile NFC, using the SIM as the secure element to provide authentication, security and portability," says the announcement.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/05/35551/china-unicom-launches-commercial-nfc-service-in-beijing/feed/ 1 China Unicom to launch commercial NFC services in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chongqing in November http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/22/34761/china-unicom-to-launch-commercial-nfc-services-in-beijing-shanghai-guangzhou-and-chongqing-in-november/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/22/34761/china-unicom-to-launch-commercial-nfc-services-in-beijing-shanghai-guangzhou-and-chongqing-in-november/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:53:47 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4761 China's second largest mobile network operator is preparing to launch commercial NFC services in four cities from next month, according to reports in the Chinese media. Commuters in Beijing will be able to make payments using either an NFC phone or an add-on to their existing phone.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/22/34761/china-unicom-to-launch-commercial-nfc-services-in-beijing-shanghai-guangzhou-and-chongqing-in-november/feed/ 0 China Unicom signs up second banking partner http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/08/24/34360/china-unicom-signs-up-second-banking-partner/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/08/24/34360/china-unicom-signs-up-second-banking-partner/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:01:04 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4360 China Unicom has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Agricultural Bank of China (ABC). The deal is expected to see the bank and the mobile operator working together to introduce a wide range of new...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/08/24/34360/china-unicom-signs-up-second-banking-partner/feed/ 0 China Unicom in bid to make Chongqing a $7bn world leader for NFC manufacturing and innovation http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/08/10/34278/china-unicom-in-bid-to-make-chongqing-a-7bn-world-leader-for-nfc-manufacturing-and-innovation/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/08/10/34278/china-unicom-in-bid-to-make-chongqing-a-7bn-world-leader-for-nfc-manufacturing-and-innovation/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:39:52 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4278 A strategic cooperation agreement signed by the mobile network operator and the Chongqing Municipal Government aims to turn the region into a $7bn a year world leader in NFC manufacturing by 2015.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/07/02/34051/china-mobile-will-continue-to-vigorously-promote-rf-sims/feed/ 0 China Unicom and Bank of Communications announce commercial NFC payments launch http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/06/25/34033/china-unicom-and-bank-of-communications-announce-commercial-nfc-payments-launch/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/06/25/34033/china-unicom-and-bank-of-communications-announce-commercial-nfc-payments-launch/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:30:25 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4033 The Chinese bank and mobile network operator are to launch a commercial NFC service that lets consumers make payments with NFC phones supporting the Single Wire Protocol — using a prepaid account that can be topped up over-the-air from the customer's bank account.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/06/25/34033/china-unicom-and-bank-of-communications-announce-commercial-nfc-payments-launch/feed/ 0 China Unicom launches NFC payments service in Beijing http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/06/09/33896/china-unicom-launches-nfc-payments-service-in-beijing/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/06/09/33896/china-unicom-launches-nfc-payments-service-in-beijing/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:59:49 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=3896 The Beijing branch of mobile network operator China Unicom has launched an NFC service in conjunction with Beijing Municipal Administration and Communications Card Co (BMAC). BMAC operates the Yikatong card, a contactless stored value card...

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