NFC World » Softbank 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 SK Telecom: All new smartphones must come with NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/01/38901/sk-telecom-all-new-smartphones-must-come-with-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/01/38901/sk-telecom-all-new-smartphones-must-come-with-nfc/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:25:17 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=8901 The Korean mobile network operator has committed to an aggressive plan to quickly move large numbers of its customers towards NFC services by deciding that, from now on, it will only offer smartphones equipped with NFC functionality.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/01/38901/sk-telecom-all-new-smartphones-must-come-with-nfc/feed/ 1 Softbank stickers bring mobile payments to iPhone 4 in Japan http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/10/35592/softbank-stickers-bring-mobile-payments-to-iphone-4-in-japan/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/10/35592/softbank-stickers-bring-mobile-payments-to-iphone-4-in-japan/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:14:07 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5592 The Japanese mobile network operator is to provide a range of stickers compatible with the Edy, Waon and Nanaco payments services from February, enabling iPhone 4 users to make use of Japan's well established mobile payments services for the first time.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/10/35592/softbank-stickers-bring-mobile-payments-to-iphone-4-in-japan/feed/ 3 NTT Docomo adds NFC tag reading to wide range of mobile phones http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/11/34943/ntt-docomo-adds-nfc-tag-reading-to-wide-range-of-mobile-phones/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/11/34943/ntt-docomo-adds-nfc-tag-reading-to-wide-range-of-mobile-phones/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:01:10 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4943 NTT Docomo has begun the world's first mass market deployment of mobile phones with NFC tag reading capabilities. Sixteen of the operator's new range of mobile phones and a number of existing handsets will be able to perform both Osaifu-Keitai mobile contactless payments functions and NFC tag reading from next week.

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