NFC World » MTS http://www.nfcworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and more Fri, 25 May 2012 12:47:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 MTS launches commercial NFC payments service in Russia http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/23/315880/mts-launches-commercial-nfc-payments-service-russia/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/23/315880/mts-launches-commercial-nfc-payments-service-russia/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 15:18:15 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15880 Mobile network operator MTS and MTS Bank, both owned by Russia's Sistema group, have launched an NFC payments service in conjunction with MasterCard. The service is available to customers in Moscow today and will be expanded to other major Russian cities in the near future.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/23/315880/mts-launches-commercial-nfc-payments-service-russia/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 Russia to get NFC payments http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/31/310976/russia-to-get-nfc-payments/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/31/310976/russia-to-get-nfc-payments/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:27:36 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10976 MTS, Russia's leading telecommunications operator, has signed an agreement with MasterCard to develop NFC mobile contactless services. "The partnership with MasterCard is aimed at creating conditions in Russia for the most extensive development of NFC...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/31/310976/russia-to-get-nfc-payments/feed/ 0 MTS and Lukoil use NFC to streamline paying at the pump http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/11/310595/mts-and-lukoil-use-nfc-to-streamline-paying-at-the-pump/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/11/310595/mts-and-lukoil-use-nfc-to-streamline-paying-at-the-pump/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:16:29 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10595 Russian mobile network operator MTS and oil company Lukoil have developed an NFC system that lets drivers enter on their phone how much fuel they wish to buy and then tap it to the pump to get and pay for the exact amount requested.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/11/310595/mts-and-lukoil-use-nfc-to-streamline-paying-at-the-pump/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/2011/02/21/36098/worlds-leading-mobile-operators-commit-to-nfc-%e2%80%94-with-the-sim-as-the-secure-element-and-the-operators-in-control/feed/ 1 MegaFon subscribers to use NFC stickers on St Petersburg subway http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/29/35289/megafon-subscribers-to-use-nfc-stickers-on-st-petersburg-subway/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/29/35289/megafon-subscribers-to-use-nfc-stickers-on-st-petersburg-subway/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:20:03 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5289 Russian mobile network operator MegaFon has announced it is to issue NFC-compatible contactless stickers that subscribers will be able to use to pay for St Petersburg Metro tickets, the St Petersburg Times reports: The project...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/29/35289/megafon-subscribers-to-use-nfc-stickers-on-st-petersburg-subway/feed/ 0 Russian mobile operators to begin joint NFC pilot in November http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/29/34830/russian-mobile-operators-to-begin-joint-nfc-pilot-in-november/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/29/34830/russian-mobile-operators-to-begin-joint-nfc-pilot-in-november/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:59:10 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4830 The NFC Test Zone announced in December 2009 by leading Russian mobile network operators is now set to go live in November, eMoney News reports, with a ticketing pilot on the Moscow rail-air link operated...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/29/34830/russian-mobile-operators-to-begin-joint-nfc-pilot-in-november/feed/ 0 Moscow Metro and MTS to launch NFC ticketing service in Q4 2010 http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/06/23/34014/moscow-metro-and-mts-to-launch-nfc-ticketing-service-in-q4-2010/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/06/23/34014/moscow-metro-and-mts-to-launch-nfc-ticketing-service-in-q4-2010/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:59:28 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4014 MTS subscribers will be able to visit special kiosks at Moscow Metro stations to equip their phones with a SIM+antenna solution that enables them to charge their travel costs to their mobile phone bill.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/06/23/34014/moscow-metro-and-mts-to-launch-nfc-ticketing-service-in-q4-2010/feed/ 0 Russian mobile network operators to run joint NFC pilots from 2010 http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/12/17/32499/russian-mobile-network-operators-to-run-joint-nfc-pilots-from-2010/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/12/17/32499/russian-mobile-network-operators-to-run-joint-nfc-pilots-from-2010/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:23:59 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=2499 VimpelCom, MegaFon, MTS and Moskovskaya Sotovaya Svyaz are teaming up to develop an NFC Test Zone in Russia and will begin with an NFC ticketing pilot in the summer of 2010.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/12/17/32499/russian-mobile-network-operators-to-run-joint-nfc-pilots-from-2010/feed/ 0 GSMA calls for mass market NFC handsets by mid-2009 http://www.nfcworld.com/2008/11/19/3235/gsma-calls-for-mass-market-nfc-handsets-by-mid-2009/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2008/11/19/3235/gsma-calls-for-mass-market-nfc-handsets-by-mid-2009/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:45:22 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=235 The mobile industry association has finalised its device requirements for NFC handsets and called on manufacturers to put phones incorporating the Single Wire Protocol interface into consumers' hands by the middle of next year.

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