NFC World » European Commission 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 EC extends Oscar deadline http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/04/315506/ec-extends-oscar-deadline/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/04/315506/ec-extends-oscar-deadline/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 13:29:25 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15506 The European Commission has prolonged the deadline for a decision on whether to give the go ahead to the UK carrier-led 'Project Oscar' NFC joint venture, Bloomberg reports. The decision will now not be made...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/04/315506/ec-extends-oscar-deadline/feed/ 0 O2 Wallet launches in the UK: NFC to be added “in time” http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/26/315328/o2-wallet-launches-in-the-uk-nfc-to-be-added-in-time/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/26/315328/o2-wallet-launches-in-the-uk-nfc-to-be-added-in-time/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:13:51 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15328 Amid on-going delays for the UK mobile network operators' Project Oscar NFC joint venture, O2 has moved ahead with the launch of a mobile wallet that offers a suite of payments and marketing services to any mobile phone user, regardless of the carrier they get their mobile service from — with NFC to arrive later.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/26/315328/o2-wallet-launches-in-the-uk-nfc-to-be-added-in-time/feed/ 0 EC consults on IoT http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/20/315193/ec-consults-on-iot/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/20/315193/ec-consults-on-iot/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:48:16 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15193 The European Commission (EC) has started a public consultation to find out what framework is needed to unleash the potential benefits of the coming 'internet of things'. "An internet of things with intelligence embedded into...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/20/315193/ec-consults-on-iot/feed/ 0 European regulators put brakes on UK NFC joint venture http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/16/315089/european-commission-puts-brakes-on-uk-nfc-joint-venture/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/16/315089/european-commission-puts-brakes-on-uk-nfc-joint-venture/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:15:44 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15089 The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into the planned NFC joint venture between Everything Everywhere, Telefónica and Vodafone UK which will delay launch until after the London Olympics and casts doubts over the timetable for the introduction of similar projects in a number of other European countries.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/16/315089/european-commission-puts-brakes-on-uk-nfc-joint-venture/feed/ 1 Orange aims at 3m NFC phones http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/22/314715/orange-aims-at-3m-nfc-phones/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/22/314715/orange-aims-at-3m-nfc-phones/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:21:59 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14715 Orange plans to provide three million SIM-based NFC devices to customers based in the European Union in 2012, according to Stéphane Richard, chairman and CEO of France Telecom-Orange. That number will increase to 10m devices...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/22/314715/orange-aims-at-3m-nfc-phones/feed/ 0 UK NFC JV files with Brussels http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/09/314285/uk-nfc-jv-files-with-brussels/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/09/314285/uk-nfc-jv-files-with-brussels/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:01:15 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14285 The NFC joint venture between three UK mobile network operators has now filed for approval with the EU to go ahead with the scheme, code named 'Project Oscar', the Guardian reports, despite on-going objections from...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/09/314285/uk-nfc-jv-files-with-brussels/feed/ 0 UK NFC JV heads to Brussels http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/29/314064/uk-nfc-jv-heads-to-brussels/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/29/314064/uk-nfc-jv-heads-to-brussels/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:47:34 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14064 Everything Everywhere, Vodafone and O2 will be submitting their plans for a UK-based NFC joint venture to regulators in Brussels next week, the Financial Times reports. Mobile network operator Three, which was not invited to join the...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/29/314064/uk-nfc-jv-heads-to-brussels/feed/ 0 UK NFC joint venture prepares to seek EU approval http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/20/313446/uk-nfc-joint-venture-prepares-to-seek-eu-approval/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/20/313446/uk-nfc-joint-venture-prepares-to-seek-eu-approval/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:57:38 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13446 The UK NFC joint venture announced last year by mobile network operators Vodafone, O2 and Everything Everywhere is expected to seek the official go ahead for the scheme, dubbed Project Oscar, in the next two...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/20/313446/uk-nfc-joint-venture-prepares-to-seek-eu-approval/feed/ 0 EU calls for comment on future of payments http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/17/312496/eu-calls-for-comment-on-future-of-payments/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/17/312496/eu-calls-for-comment-on-future-of-payments/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:11:36 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12496 The European Commission has published a green paper assessing the current card, internet and mobile payments landscape and is asking stakeholders to contribute their thoughts on how to ensure a modern, integrated payments environment can be implemented across Europe.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/17/312496/eu-calls-for-comment-on-future-of-payments/feed/ 0 Dutch banks and carriers to launch NFC in 2013 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/30/311666/dutch-banks-and-carriers-to-launch-nfc-in-2013/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/30/311666/dutch-banks-and-carriers-to-launch-nfc-in-2013/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:41:57 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11666 Mobile network operators KPN and Vodafone have signed a cooperation agreement with bankers ABN Amro, ING and Rabobank — but T-Mobile has pulled out of the 'Sixpack' partnership and will follow its own route to market.

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