NFC World » Telefonica O2 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 O2 Wallet launches in the UK: NFC to be added “in time” http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/26/315328/o2-wallet-launches-in-the-uk-nfc-to-be-added-in-time/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/26/315328/o2-wallet-launches-in-the-uk-nfc-to-be-added-in-time/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:13:51 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15328 Amid on-going delays for the UK mobile network operators' Project Oscar NFC joint venture, O2 has moved ahead with the launch of a mobile wallet that offers a suite of payments and marketing services to any mobile phone user, regardless of the carrier they get their mobile service from — with NFC to arrive later.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/26/315328/o2-wallet-launches-in-the-uk-nfc-to-be-added-in-time/feed/ 0 European regulators put brakes on UK NFC joint venture http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/16/315089/european-commission-puts-brakes-on-uk-nfc-joint-venture/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/16/315089/european-commission-puts-brakes-on-uk-nfc-joint-venture/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:15:44 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15089 The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into the planned NFC joint venture between Everything Everywhere, Telefónica and Vodafone UK which will delay launch until after the London Olympics and casts doubts over the timetable for the introduction of similar projects in a number of other European countries.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/16/315089/european-commission-puts-brakes-on-uk-nfc-joint-venture/feed/ 1 Telefonica picks Sybase 365 for mobile wallet rollout http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/14/313268/telefonica-picks-sybase-365-for-mobile-wallet-rollout/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/14/313268/telefonica-picks-sybase-365-for-mobile-wallet-rollout/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:32:17 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13268 The telecoms giant has chosen the SAP subsidiary to provide a mobile wallet solution that it will begin introducing in Europe and Latin America during the first half of 2012.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/14/313268/telefonica-picks-sybase-365-for-mobile-wallet-rollout/feed/ 0 Czech firms report on NFC trial http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/20/312059/czech-firms-report-on-nfc-trial/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/20/312059/czech-firms-report-on-nfc-trial/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:16:28 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12059 Supermarket chain Globus is to equip all its new stores with contactless POS terminals following a successful six month NFC payments trial conducted in conjunction with Telefónica O2, Komerční Banka, Citibank and Visa Europe.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/20/312059/czech-firms-report-on-nfc-trial/feed/ 0 Telefonica to launch NFC in Europe in ‘the next few months’ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/02/311711/telefonica-to-launch-nfc-in-europe-in-the-next-few-months/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/02/311711/telefonica-to-launch-nfc-in-europe-in-the-next-few-months/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:36:33 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11711 The telecoms giant, which runs the Movistar network in Spain and Latin America as well as O2 in Europe and Vivo in Brazil, has announced it will use a central trusted service management solution provided by Giesecke & Devrient to roll out NFC services in Europe next year.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/02/311711/telefonica-to-launch-nfc-in-europe-in-the-next-few-months/feed/ 0 O2 expands Pilsen NFC project http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/22/311456/o2-expands-pilsen-nfc-project/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/22/311456/o2-expands-pilsen-nfc-project/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:59:44 +0000 Paula Berger http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11456 Telefonica Czech Republic has launched the final phase of its two-year NFC trial in the city of Pilsen. For six months, fifty users will test a fully-featured Pilsen city card held in a SIM-based mobile...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/22/311456/o2-expands-pilsen-nfc-project/feed/ 0 Three takes fight against UK NFC joint venture to Europe http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/21/311414/three-takes-fight-against-uk-nfc-joint-venture-to-europe/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/21/311414/three-takes-fight-against-uk-nfc-joint-venture-to-europe/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:50:02 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11414 The planned joint venture between the UK's three leading mobile network operators is "anti-competitive and akin to a joint selling arrangement," says Three UK, which was not invited to take part in establishing the new NFC service provider.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/21/311414/three-takes-fight-against-uk-nfc-joint-venture-to-europe/feed/ 0 Three: UK mobile operators’ NFC joint venture “raises serious competition concerns” http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/08/39757/three-uk-nfc-joint-venture-raises-serious-competition-concerns/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/08/39757/three-uk-nfc-joint-venture-raises-serious-competition-concerns/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:01:46 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=9757 "Competition authorities in Brussels should not allow this type [of] collaboration to go forward under any circumstances," says Three, which was not invited to be part of the UK project. "We’re asking the Commission to take a clear view of what is at stake for consumers and the dangerous precedent this move could set across Europe."

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/08/39757/three-uk-nfc-joint-venture-raises-serious-competition-concerns/feed/ 0 German mobile operators to launch joint NFC payments service http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/16/39121/german-mobile-operators-to-launch-joint-nfc-payments-service/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/16/39121/german-mobile-operators-to-launch-joint-nfc-payments-service/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:30:12 +0000 Heather McLean http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=9121 Vodafone, Telefónica and Deutsche Telekom are to launch a joint NFC payments service under the Mpass brand name early next year, beginning with NFC stickers and then moving on to NFC phones.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/16/39121/german-mobile-operators-to-launch-joint-nfc-payments-service/feed/ 0 Telefonica begins Czech NFC payments trial http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/07/25/38821/telefonica-begins-czech-nfc-payments-trial/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/07/25/38821/telefonica-begins-czech-nfc-payments-trial/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:50:20 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=8821 The trial will see customers of two banks being able to make payments with NFC phones at branches of the Globus hypermarket chain in the cities of Prague and Pilsen.

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