NSN and Everything Everywhere partner to increase revenue through M2M connectivity

Everything Everywhere, a leading UK communications company, and Nokia Siemens Networks have announced a partnership that will offer vending machine owners the opportunity to increase revenue and reduce costs through remote stock monitoring, increased customer interaction and multiple payment methods.

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Taoglas claims a first as it launches off-the-shelf 'Peel-and-Stick' NFC antenna for M2M devices

CTIA, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA and San Diego, California, USA. May 9, 2012 – Taoglas USA, Inc, a provider of antenna solutions to the M2M market, has launched a new Near Field Communications (NFC) antenna and tag systems for M2M devices.

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Turkcell gets smart in NFC payments and M2M monitoring of chronic diseases

Istanbul, Turkey – Denizbank has joined Turkcell’s Cep-T Cuzdan platform enabling its customers to make contactless payment with their handsets using Near Field Communications (NFC) technology. At the same time patients in Turkey with chronic diseases are finding their care controlled by Turkcell’s Smart Health solution.

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Austria's A1 pilots paybox NFC® payment solution with McDonald’s and Merkur

Vienna, Austria — Telekom Austria Group’s domestic subsidiary A1 has launched a pilot scheme with McDonald’s and Merkur, an Austrian supermarket chain, which allows customers to make cashless, PIN-less payments of up to EUR 25 with a single hand movement.

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NFC Forum N-Mark showing strong momentum

April 05, 2012 WAKEFIELD, Mass.—The NFC Forum a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC), today announced that a growing number of companies are displaying the N-Mark, the universal symbol and touchpoint for NFC, on smart posters, tags and media, promotional materials, and websites.

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AT4 wireless Laboratories announces the first NFC Forum device certification

Malaga, Spain — Sony RC-S380 NFC device achieves the first NFC Forum certification using AT4 wireless as its testing partner.

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NFC Forum and GlobalPlatform partner to accelerate interoperable NFC

GlobalPlatform, an organisation which standardises the management of applications on secure chip technology, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the NFC Forum, the association that advances the use of near field communication (NFC) technology.

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NFC-enabled handset shipments reached 30 million units in 2011

Gothenburg, Sweden. March 26, 2012 – According to a new research report by Berg Insight, global sales of handsets featuring Near Field Communication (NFC) increased ten-fold in 2011 to 30 million units. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 87.8%, shipments are forecast to reach 700 million units in 2016.

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Italy's first mobile payment pilot project uses G&D's NFC-enabled SIMS in cafes and stores

Munich, Germany — Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is supplying Near Field Communications-enabled Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) to Noverca, an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) for Italy’s first mobile payments pilot project being conducted with Banca Intesa Sanpaulo.

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Intel chooses G&D for Trusted Service Management of mobile device platform's embedded secure elements

Munich, Germany – Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has been selected by chip manufacturer, Intel to deliver lifecycle management of the embedded Secure Elements within Intel’s Smartphone Reference Device. These provide an additional protected area for security-sensitive applications such as payments and ticketing using NFC (Near Field Communications) technology.

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NFC on a SIM gives new life to legacy phones

INSIDE Secure (NYSE Euronext: INSD) and Sunward Telecom have announced a new NFC upgrade that fits entirely within a standard-size SIM card and achieves industry-standard, 4-cm proximity transaction performance when inserted in a non-NFC mobile phone.

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Gemalto launches next gen-ready wireless connectivity for M2M, NFC and 4G LTE

1 March 2012, Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, – Gemalto, a world leader in digital security, has announced the launch of the Advanced Connectivity offer, an end-to-end system allowing 100% success rate for the download and activation of mission critical applications including M2M, NFC and streaming multimedia content over LTE networks.

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Gemalto and Sony establish global agreement

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 28 February, 2012- Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a leader in Digital Security, and Sony Corporation have established an agreement to provide FeliCa / Near Field Communication (NFC) solutions globally.

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RIM unveils Porsche 911 with NFC

28 February 2012, Mobile World Congress, Barcelona — RIM have unveiled a Porsche 911 fully loaded with Blackberry technology and equipped with one touch NFC pairing.

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Vodafone and Visa announce “world’s largest mobile payment partnership”

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 27 February 2012 – Vodafone and Visa today announced a worldwide partnership to enable consumers to pay for goods and services using their mobile phones instead of coins and banknotes.

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Mobile NFC metro tickets to be used by 13% of mobile users in the West by 2016

Hampshire, UK. February 2012: A new report from Juniper Research has found that 1 in 8 (13%) of North American and Western European mobile users will use their near-field communications or NFC-enabled mobile phones as a metro rail or bus ticket by 2016. This compares with less than 1% today.

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