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45 mobile operators commit to NFC
November 16th, 2011
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". More

Beeline and Alfa-Bank launch Russian mobile payments brand
June 24th, 2011
The Russian bank and mobile network operator have created a new payments system called RuRu that will begin with mobile and ecommerce, P2P transfers and mobile remittances. NFC services will follow "in the near future." More

VimpelCom and Ambiq provide NFC ticketing for St Petersburg Metro
June 22nd, 2011
The Russian telecoms giant has partnered with the NFC specialist to allow St Petersburg commuters to use their mobile phones to pay for their tickets, in the first stage of a planned national NFC service. More
Russian mobile operators to begin joint NFC pilot in November
October 29th, 2010
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... More
Russian mobile network operators to run joint NFC pilots from 2010
December 17th, 2009
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. More
GSMA calls for mass market NFC handsets by mid-2009
November 19th, 2008
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. More
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