NFC World » Etisalat 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 Emirates government begins NFC national ID project http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/11/315015/emirates-government-begins-nfc-national-id-project/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/11/315015/emirates-government-begins-nfc-national-id-project/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:32:51 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15015 The Emirates Identity Authority is to work with mobile network operator Etisalat to develop a new version of the United Arab Emirates' national ID card that will allow both UAE nationals and expatriates living in the country to store their ID on an NFC mobile phone.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/11/315015/emirates-government-begins-nfc-national-id-project/feed/ 0 Emirates NBD to launch MoneyMobile NFC payments service http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/20/314687/emirates-nbd-to-launch-moneymobile-nfc-payments-service/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/20/314687/emirates-nbd-to-launch-moneymobile-nfc-payments-service/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:58:39 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14687 The Dubai-based bank has partnered with mobile network operator Etisalat, Visa and Gemalto to introduce NFC payments in the United Arab Emirates.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/20/314687/emirates-nbd-to-launch-moneymobile-nfc-payments-service/feed/ 0 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 Dubai Metro to get NFC? http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/17/310722/dubai-metro-to-get-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/17/310722/dubai-metro-to-get-nfc/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:20:59 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10722 Gulf News reports further details of Etisalat's NFC payments system, due to launch in the UAE before the end of 2011. Purchases will be limited to US$50 (AED 183), with no transaction fee for consumers...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/11/310617/rim-to-switch-on-blackberry-nfc-mobile-payments-in-dubai/feed/ 0 Eight NFC products reach finals of Sesames awards http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/03/310418/eight-nfc-products-reach-finals-of-sesames-awards/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/03/310418/eight-nfc-products-reach-finals-of-sesames-awards/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:40:06 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10418 Finalists for the annual Cartes trade show awards include Taiwan-based Go-Trust, developer of a single wire protocol compliant NFC microSD card.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/03/310418/eight-nfc-products-reach-finals-of-sesames-awards/feed/ 0 Etisalat to roll out NFC payments in four more African countries by end of 2011 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/25/39354/etisalat-to-roll-out-nfc-payments-in-four-more-african-countries-by-end-of-2011/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/25/39354/etisalat-to-roll-out-nfc-payments-in-four-more-african-countries-by-end-of-2011/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:12:46 +0000 Heather McLean http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=9354 The UAE-based mobile network operator is to follow the July launch of commercial NFC services in Tanzania with launches in four more countries by the end of this year, Etisalat has told NFC World.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/25/39354/etisalat-to-roll-out-nfc-payments-in-four-more-african-countries-by-end-of-2011/feed/ 0 Etisalat Zantel launches NFC payments in Tanzania http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/07/12/38553/etisalat-zantel-launches-nfc-payments-in-tanzania/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/07/12/38553/etisalat-zantel-launches-nfc-payments-in-tanzania/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:24:52 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=8553 "Operators in African countries such as Tanzania benefit from being able to leapfrog legacy systems and can directly adopt NFC for their customers," says the mobile network operator.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/07/12/38553/etisalat-zantel-launches-nfc-payments-in-tanzania/feed/ 0 Lack of handsets continues to delay Etisalat’s commercial NFC service http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/06/34585/lack-of-handsets-continues-to-delay-etisalats-commercial-nfc-service/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/06/34585/lack-of-handsets-continues-to-delay-etisalats-commercial-nfc-service/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 11:56:34 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4585 A lack of commercially available handsets is continuing to cause frustration at Dubai-based mobile network operator Etisalat. Etisalat originally announced in October 2009 that it would launch a commercial NFC service. But, in May this...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/06/34585/lack-of-handsets-continues-to-delay-etisalats-commercial-nfc-service/feed/ 0 Lack of handsets delays launch of commercial NFC services in Dubai http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/05/26/33739/lack-of-handsets-delays-launch-of-commercial-nfc-services-in-dubai/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/05/26/33739/lack-of-handsets-delays-launch-of-commercial-nfc-services-in-dubai/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 11:19:43 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=3739 Mobile network operators Du and Etisalat have had to put back their planned NFC commercial launches due to a lack of NFC phones, the operators have told Emirates Business 24|7.

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