NFC World » GSMA 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 Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to test NFC check-ins http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/22/315849/toulouse-blagnac-airport-test-nfc-check-ins/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/22/315849/toulouse-blagnac-airport-test-nfc-check-ins/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 14:09:44 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15849 "With NFC technology, the mobile phone simplifies the passage of the flyer through the airport," says the CEO of the first airport in the world to pilot the use of NFC phones to improve the airline passenger experience.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/22/315849/toulouse-blagnac-airport-test-nfc-check-ins/feed/ 0 GSMA NFC lead joins Vivotech http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/08/315568/gsma-nfc-lead-joins-vivotech/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/08/315568/gsma-nfc-lead-joins-vivotech/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 13:58:30 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15568 Nav Bains, the GSMA's high profile business lead for NFC, has left the carrier trade association to join NFC supplier Vivotech as VP of business development for telecommunications and channel management. "This is a defining time for...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/08/315568/gsma-nfc-lead-joins-vivotech/feed/ 0 GSMA showcases mobile keys http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/16/314558/gsma-showcases-mobile-keys/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/16/314558/gsma-showcases-mobile-keys/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:38:15 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14558 The GSM Association has produced a video introduction to NFC mobile keys that shows how the technology can bring benefits beyond those offered by traditional keys. The four-minute film demonstrates how an NFC phone can...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/16/314558/gsma-showcases-mobile-keys/feed/ 0 Brazil moves towards NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/23/312613/brazil-moves-towards-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/23/312613/brazil-moves-towards-nfc/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:43:03 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12613 The first commercial NFC service could go live in Brazil by the end of this year, Mustafa Almansur, the GSMA's NFC programme leader for Brazil, told RCR Wireless at an NFC event organised by the carriers' association...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/23/312613/brazil-moves-towards-nfc/feed/ 0 Marketing to fix security worries http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/10/312280/marketing-to-fix-security-worries/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/10/312280/marketing-to-fix-security-worries/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:45:03 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12280 A survey conducted by the GSM Association's Mobile Money Live website has found that spending money on marketing is seen by most readers as the way to address user fears about NFC security. 35% of readers...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/10/312280/marketing-to-fix-security-worries/feed/ 0 GSM Association issues new NFC handset requirements http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/19/312035/gsm-association-issues-new-nfc-handset-requirements/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/19/312035/gsm-association-issues-new-nfc-handset-requirements/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:25:37 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12035 The mobile network operators' association has published new specifications which could give carriers a major advantage over competing mobile wallet providers but, the GSMA says, the changes are due to technical rather than commercial reasons.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/19/312035/gsm-association-issues-new-nfc-handset-requirements/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 Samsung ships 4m NFC handsets http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/15/311330/samsung-ships-4m-nfc-handsets/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/15/311330/samsung-ships-4m-nfc-handsets/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:35:22 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11330 Samsung shipped four million NFC phones in the first eight months of this year, the GSM Association's Nav Bains has revealed. The company had previously shipped just 100,000 NFC handsets in total. Bains, the trade...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/15/311330/samsung-ships-4m-nfc-handsets/feed/ 0 Visa hires GSMA director http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/06/310511/visa-hires-gsma-director/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/06/310511/visa-hires-gsma-director/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:04:47 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10511 Gavin Krugel has become the latest GSM Association staff member to join Visa. Krugel, formerly a senior director at the GSMA, will be responsible for accelerating the activation of mobile money programs in developing economies....

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