NFC World » KT http://www.nfcworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and more Fri, 25 May 2012 07:43:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Japanese and Korean carriers to launch cross-border NFC coupons http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/13/314432/japanese-and-korean-carriers-to-launch-cross-border-nfc-coupons/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/13/314432/japanese-and-korean-carriers-to-launch-cross-border-nfc-coupons/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:35:14 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14432 The first international NFC marketing service is to go live on 1 April, allowing customers of NTT Docomo and KT to collect and redeem special offers from NFC posters in both Japan and Korea — and payments and ticketing services as well as the participation of carriers in additional Asian countries are set to follow.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/13/314432/japanese-and-korean-carriers-to-launch-cross-border-nfc-coupons/feed/ 0 World Expo 2012 to showcase NFC applications http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/20/313411/world-expo-2012-to-showcase-nfc-applications/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/20/313411/world-expo-2012-to-showcase-nfc-applications/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:51:42 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13411 This year's World Expo in Yeosu, Korea is to include NFC-based payments, food ordering, entrance tickets and parking as well as an NFC shopping wall and access to multilingual information on exhibits and transportation.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/20/313411/world-expo-2012-to-showcase-nfc-applications/feed/ 0 20m Koreans to have NFC phones this year http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/03/312205/20m-koreans-to-have-nfc-phones-this-year/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/03/312205/20m-koreans-to-have-nfc-phones-this-year/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:57:38 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12205 Five million Koreans already have an NFC phone, says mobile network operator KT, and payments for bus, subway and taxi fares are the most popular NFC applications.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/03/312205/20m-koreans-to-have-nfc-phones-this-year/feed/ 0 Japanese carriers form NFC consortium http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/22/312121/japanese-carriers-form-nfc-consortium/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/22/312121/japanese-carriers-form-nfc-consortium/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:50:16 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12121 NTT Docomo, KDDI and Softbank Mobile have set up the Japan Mobile NFC Consortium with the aim of working together to coordinate the switch from Japan's existing Osaifu-Keitai non-NFC standard mobile payments system to NFC.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/22/312121/japanese-carriers-form-nfc-consortium/feed/ 0 NFC shopping zone opens in Seoul http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/18/311953/nfc-shopping-zone-opens-in-seoul/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/18/311953/nfc-shopping-zone-opens-in-seoul/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:52:54 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11953 Korea's leading mobile network operators, card networks, phone manufacturers and government agencies have joined forces to provide shoppers in Seoul's busiest shopping district with a wide range of NFC services including payments, couponing, smart posters and digital receipts.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/18/311953/nfc-shopping-zone-opens-in-seoul/feed/ 0 Korea to eliminate paper receipts with NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/06/311755/korea-to-eliminate-paper-receipts-with-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/06/311755/korea-to-eliminate-paper-receipts-with-nfc/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:36:44 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11755 Telecoms research institute ETRI has established a standard way for Korean merchants to deliver receipts to NFC mobile phones, allowing stores to cut out the need to print paper sales slips.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/06/311755/korea-to-eliminate-paper-receipts-with-nfc/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 Korean bus stops get NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/04/310451/korean-bus-stops-get-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/04/310451/korean-bus-stops-get-nfc/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:05:23 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10451 Korean mobile network operator KT is adding smart posters to bus stops across Gyeonggi Province. Travellers will be able to use the posters to download real-time bus service information via NFC tags or QR codes....

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/04/310451/korean-bus-stops-get-nfc/feed/ 0 KT launches iPhone NFC payments solution http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/22/310140/kt-launches-iphone-nfc-payments-solution/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/22/310140/kt-launches-iphone-nfc-payments-solution/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:07:20 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10140 The Korean mobile network operator is offering iPhone users a case that enables them to make payments at merchants and on public transportation with their mobile phone.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/22/310140/kt-launches-iphone-nfc-payments-solution/feed/ 2 Korea drives ahead with plans for NFC leadership http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/13/37989/korea-drives-ahead-with-plans-for-nfc-leadership/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/13/37989/korea-drives-ahead-with-plans-for-nfc-leadership/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:40:19 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7989 Up to 300,000 NFC-enabled points of sale are set to be installed in South Korea and all smartphones must include NFC capabilities by the end of 2011, Reuters has reported. The Korea Communications Commission (KCC)...

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