NFC World » NTT Docomo 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 KDDI unveils world’s first NFC and Felica phone http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/16/315749/kddi-unveils-worlds-first-nfc-and-felica-phone/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/16/315749/kddi-unveils-worlds-first-nfc-and-felica-phone/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 16:25:41 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15749 Japanese mobile operator KDDI will offer the world's first phone with both NFC and Felica support from this summer. The Sharp Aquos Phone Serie will support Japan's widely-used Felica contactless payment system as well as the...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/16/315749/kddi-unveils-worlds-first-nfc-and-felica-phone/feed/ 0 NFC phones and tablets with fingerprint security protection “expected later this year” http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/14/315661/nfc-phones-and-tablets-with-fingerprint-security-protection-expected-later-this-year/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/14/315661/nfc-phones-and-tablets-with-fingerprint-security-protection-expected-later-this-year/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 11:44:14 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15661 A new fingerprint sensor from Authentec is now being designed into a number of new devices so that NFC phone users can add an extra layer of protection to their mobile wallets, the company says.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/14/315661/nfc-phones-and-tablets-with-fingerprint-security-protection-expected-later-this-year/feed/ 0 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 Google in talks with carriers to take Google Wallet global http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/02/314112/google-in-talks-with-carriers-to-take-google-wallet-global/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/02/314112/google-in-talks-with-carriers-to-take-google-wallet-global/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:28:36 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14112 The search giant is in discussion with mobile network operators around the world, NFC World has learned, with the aim of making its NFC mobile wallet available both internationally and on a wide array of handsets. US carrier partner Sprint is set to be the first, with up to ten additional handsets due to get Google Wallet this year.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/02/314112/google-in-talks-with-carriers-to-take-google-wallet-global/feed/ 1 NXP joins Japan’s move to NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/26/313780/nxp-joins-japans-move-to-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/26/313780/nxp-joins-japans-move-to-nfc/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:54:41 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13780 The chip maker has followed Samsung in announcing it will work with FeliCa Networks to develop solutions that allow phones to work with both NFC and Japan's existing Osaifu-Keitai mobile wallet service.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/26/313780/nxp-joins-japans-move-to-nfc/feed/ 0 FeliCa Networks signs deal with Samsung for Japan’s move to NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/24/313708/felica-networks-signs-deal-with-samsung-for-japans-move-to-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/24/313708/felica-networks-signs-deal-with-samsung-for-japans-move-to-nfc/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:29:02 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13708 The joint venture between Sony and carrier NTT Docomo, which runs Japan's Osaifu-Keitai mobile wallet service, has signed a deal with Samsung for the development of a new chip solution that will provide consumers with phones which work with both NFC services and Japan's existing mobile payments infrastructure.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/24/313708/felica-networks-signs-deal-with-samsung-for-japans-move-to-nfc/feed/ 0 Tizen preview unveiled http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/24/312676/tizen-preview-unveiled/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/24/312676/tizen-preview-unveiled/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:42:36 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12676 The Linux Foundation has published a Tizen SDK preview to give application developers a pre-release look at the new mobile operating system. Tizen, a free open source OS based on Linux, is the successor to...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/24/312676/tizen-preview-unveiled/feed/ 0 KDDI launches NFC in Japan http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/16/312442/kddi-launches-nfc-in-japan/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/16/312442/kddi-launches-nfc-in-japan/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:11:13 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12442 The mobile network operator will begin commercial NFC services from the end of January with partners including Japan Airlines, credit card issuers, loyalty programme providers and retailers.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/16/312442/kddi-launches-nfc-in-japan/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 Japanese ticket agency adds NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/06/311776/japanese-ticket-agency-adds-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/06/311776/japanese-ticket-agency-adds-nfc/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:17:02 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11776 Japanese entertainment ticketing agency Boardwalk, whose shareholders include mobile network operator NTT Docomo, has announced plans to upgrade its system to support NFC. The company already offers customers the option to store tickets in their...

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