NFC World » SFR 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 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 French carriers launch second NFC city http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/12/39865/french-carriers-launch-second-nfc-city/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/12/39865/french-carriers-launch-second-nfc-city/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:07:56 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=9865 The Cityzi NFC mobile payments service will go live in the city of Strasbourg on 17 October.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/12/39865/french-carriers-launch-second-nfc-city/feed/ 0 France set for commercial NFC services to begin in spring 2012 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/06/37832/france-set-for-commercial-nfc-services-to-begin-in-spring-2012/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/06/37832/france-set-for-commercial-nfc-services-to-begin-in-spring-2012/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:32:11 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7832 Technical specifications have been finalised, the French government is providing €20m to promote the adoption of NFC services and four mobile network operators and four banks have announced they will deploy NFC services nationally in the spring of 2012.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/06/37832/france-set-for-commercial-nfc-services-to-begin-in-spring-2012/feed/ 0 French operators commit to deploying 1m NFC phones in 2011 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/09/35862/french-operators-commit-to-deploying-1m-nfc-phones-in-2011/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/09/35862/french-operators-commit-to-deploying-1m-nfc-phones-in-2011/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:30:51 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5862 France's mobile network operators have formally committed to deploying one million NFC phones in 2011, under the Cityzi brand name. In an official statement published by the AFSCM (Association Française pour le Sans Contact Mobile),...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/09/35862/french-operators-commit-to-deploying-1m-nfc-phones-in-2011/feed/ 0 French retailers begin the move to NFC loyalty programmes http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/06/17/33943/french-retailers-begin-the-move-to-nfc-loyalty-programmes/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/06/17/33943/french-retailers-begin-the-move-to-nfc-loyalty-programmes/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:03:20 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=3943 Three retailers in Nice are using Fidbook, an NFC loyalty application that works with a simple reader costing under €100 and avoids the need to upgrade to a contactless payments terminal.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/06/17/33943/french-retailers-begin-the-move-to-nfc-loyalty-programmes/feed/ 0 NFC city pilot to go live in Nice on 21 May under ‘Cityzi’ banner http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/05/14/33638/nfc-city-pilot-to-go-live-in-nice-on-21-may-under-cityzi-banner/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/05/14/33638/nfc-city-pilot-to-go-live-in-nice-on-21-may-under-cityzi-banner/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 08:38:16 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=3638 France's mobile network operators and banks, along with Visa and MasterCard, the local transport operator, the city council and others will take part in Europe's first pre-commercial NFC pilot — which will be identified by the new Cityzi brand.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/05/14/33638/nfc-city-pilot-to-go-live-in-nice-on-21-may-under-cityzi-banner/feed/ 0 French retailers, financial services providers and mobile operators publish NFC adoption plans http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/10/08/31935/french-retailers-financial-services-providers-and-mobile-operators-publish-nfc-adoption-plans/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/10/08/31935/french-retailers-financial-services-providers-and-mobile-operators-publish-nfc-adoption-plans/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:50:15 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=1935 The Ergosum consortium, comprising France's leading retailers, store card providers and mobile operators, has published detailed specifications and use cases for the implementation of NFC payments, coupon redemption and loyalty points management at the point of sale, ahead of planned large scale consumer testing.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/10/08/31935/french-retailers-financial-services-providers-and-mobile-operators-publish-nfc-adoption-plans/feed/ 0 French retailers, operators publish NFC adoption plans http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/09/27/31797/french-retailers-operators-publish-nfc-adoption-plans/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/09/27/31797/french-retailers-operators-publish-nfc-adoption-plans/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:37:57 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=1797 The Ergosum consortium of French retailers and operators has published its specifications and two use cases, for both traditional points of sale and self-checkout scenarios, ahead of planned large-scale testing of NFC in the French...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/09/27/31797/french-retailers-operators-publish-nfc-adoption-plans/feed/ 0 Paris transport operators to launch NFC ticketing from the end of 2010 http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/06/16/31330/paris-transport-operators-to-launch-nfc-ticketing-from-the-end-of-2010/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/06/16/31330/paris-transport-operators-to-launch-nfc-ticketing-from-the-end-of-2010/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:33:32 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=1330 From the end of next year passengers on the Paris Metro, local trains and the region's buses will begin to be able to buy their tickets and get them validated using an NFC phone.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/06/16/31330/paris-transport-operators-to-launch-nfc-ticketing-from-the-end-of-2010/feed/ 0 Nice to become France’s NFC City http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/06/01/31230/nice-to-become-frances-nfc-city/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/06/01/31230/nice-to-become-frances-nfc-city/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:57:17 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=1230 The city council has won funding from the French government for a 'pre-commercial' NFC test in partnership with three mobile operators plus transport operator Veolia and the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis.

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