NFC World » Watchdata 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 Watchdata unveils NFC on a SIM http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/16/313308/watchdata-unveils-nfc-on-a-sim/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/16/313308/watchdata-unveils-nfc-on-a-sim/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:10:04 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13308 "Our new Simpass-SC solution gives MNOs what they want right now — the most practical and quick-to-deploy form factor," says the company's Michael Yu. "We feel this will provide greater customer attraction and higher ROI for our MNO customers."

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/06/310527/nfc-gets-iran-demo/feed/ 0 Eight NFC products reach finals of Sesames awards http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/03/310418/eight-nfc-products-reach-finals-of-sesames-awards/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/03/310418/eight-nfc-products-reach-finals-of-sesames-awards/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:40:06 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10418 Finalists for the annual Cartes trade show awards include Taiwan-based Go-Trust, developer of a single wire protocol compliant NFC microSD card.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/03/310418/eight-nfc-products-reach-finals-of-sesames-awards/feed/ 0 One million Chinese consumers adopt Watchdata’s NFC technology in just four months http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/04/36851/one-million-chinese-consumers-adopt-watchdatas-nfc-technology-in-just-four-months/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/04/36851/one-million-chinese-consumers-adopt-watchdatas-nfc-technology-in-just-four-months/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:24:02 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=6851 Growth in the Chinese mobile payments market has helped Watchdata sell another million of its NFC Simpass devices in just four months.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/04/36851/one-million-chinese-consumers-adopt-watchdatas-nfc-technology-in-just-four-months/feed/ 0 China Unicom launches commercial NFC service in Beijing http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/05/35551/china-unicom-launches-commercial-nfc-service-in-beijing/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/05/35551/china-unicom-launches-commercial-nfc-service-in-beijing/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:59:09 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5551 Customers can now use their mobile phones to make payments on public transport services and at more than 2,000 other businesses by swapping their standard SIM for an NFC SIM+antenna device supplied by Watchdata.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/05/35551/china-unicom-launches-commercial-nfc-service-in-beijing/feed/ 1 Watchdata produces two millionth NFC add-on http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/12/17/35515/watchdata-produces-two-millionth-nfc-add-on/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/12/17/35515/watchdata-produces-two-millionth-nfc-add-on/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:13:33 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5515 Smart card and data security specialist Watchdata has produced its two millionth Simpass SIM+antenna NFC device, the company has announced. "This marks an exciting and a very fruitful beginning for Watchdata as we continue to...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/12/17/35515/watchdata-produces-two-millionth-nfc-add-on/feed/ 0 Transport ticketing alliance debuts ‘Cipurse’ open alternative to Mifare http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/12/16/35479/ospt-alliance-debuts-cipurse-open-alternative-to-mifare/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/12/16/35479/ospt-alliance-debuts-cipurse-open-alternative-to-mifare/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 06:55:52 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5479 The Open Standard for Public Transport (OSPT) Alliance is proposing a new open ticketing standard to be called Cipurse that will "enable technology suppliers to develop and deliver interoperable transit fare collection solutions for cards, stickers, fobs, NFC mobile phones and other consumer devices." Singapore's Land Transport Authority is the first to agree to adopt the new standard.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/12/16/35479/ospt-alliance-debuts-cipurse-open-alternative-to-mifare/feed/ 0 China Unicom to launch commercial NFC services in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chongqing in November http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/22/34761/china-unicom-to-launch-commercial-nfc-services-in-beijing-shanghai-guangzhou-and-chongqing-in-november/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/22/34761/china-unicom-to-launch-commercial-nfc-services-in-beijing-shanghai-guangzhou-and-chongqing-in-november/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:53:47 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4761 China's second largest mobile network operator is preparing to launch commercial NFC services in four cities from next month, according to reports in the Chinese media. Commuters in Beijing will be able to make payments using either an NFC phone or an add-on to their existing phone.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/06/09/33896/china-unicom-launches-nfc-payments-service-in-beijing/feed/ 1 China Mobile to drop RF SIM in favour of NFC? http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/06/03/33813/china-mobile-to-drop-rf-sim-in-favour-of-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/06/03/33813/china-mobile-to-drop-rf-sim-in-favour-of-nfc/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:51:40 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=3813 China's largest mobile network operator is coming under pressure from MIIT, the national technology regulator, to join the Chinese banks and its two rival operators China Unicom and China Telecom in adopting a single, national mobile payments standard based on NFC standard technology.

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