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Why do they need Gemalto's support(in sim) for NFC payments? I was thinking NFC ...
goafrit
A little innovation that makes sense. Good innovation.
NXP's Mifare to add NFC support to SIMs
Peter Clarke
11/25/2010 6:14 AM EST
LONDON – NXP Semiconductors NV has struck a licensing deal so that its 13.56-MHz Mifare contactless smart card technology to be integrated into the Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) smart card format of Gemalto NV used in mobile terminals in GSM and UMTS (European 3G) mobile communications networks.
The cooperation is aimed at spurring the use of NFC-enabled mobile devices in the Mifare infrastructure often used in transport ticketing applications, and thereby accelerating deployments of mobile contactless services. Gemalto (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) was formed in June 2006 by the merger of Axalto and Gemplus and had revenues in 2009 of €1.65 billion (about $2.2 billion).
The agreement enables Gemalto to complement its existing NFC application portfolio with Mifare DESFire and MIFARE Plus technology for its UICC security solutions. As a result, mobile operators and service providers will be able to offer a broader range of mobile contactless services. Mifare is the most widespread contactless technology worldwide and is used in public transportation, access management, event ticketing and customer loyalty programs, NXP said.
In addition to this latest license for SIM cards, NXP has licensed Mifare technology to various chip manufacturers, while hundreds of manufacturers supply Mifare reader terminals and smart cards.
"Mifare is already at the heart of contactless infrastructures around the world," said Henri Ardevol, general manager of secure transactions business for NXP, in a statement. "We are proud to collaborate with Gemalto to offer the convenience of this technology to a new target of 5 billion mobile phone users."
"Adding the Mifare capability to Gemalto's NFC application portfolio is key for the mass deployment of mobile contactless," said Remi de Fouchier, senior vice president with Gemalto, in the same statement. "We are enthused that more and more consumers around the world will enjoy the simplicity and convenience of waving their mobile phone for couponing and stored value payment and transport services."
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kinnar
11/25/2010 2:34 PM EST
This is an excellent idea of waving the phone near the ticket booth, also it will help carrying less belongings while move, great Idea NXP.
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Luis Sanchez
11/26/2010 4:52 PM EST
We can see the business and market brewing for the very near future. Apple is getting in to this, Broadcom, Qualcomm, NXP.
Systems already being deployed. It's a fact... NFC is coming... our lives will never be the same... (did I sound dramatic? :)).
All you engineers out there ... better start studying this new technology!
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Baolt
11/26/2010 9:27 PM EST
Have you been in Japan, there mobile payment is on, and working for long. Anything you can pay, book with your mobile. No need to carry plastic cards or $$s. Just your phone. i say it would change a lot, just not in a way as reveal of first mobile phone. :)
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Dave.Dykstra
11/28/2010 7:43 PM EST
Looks like a great way to expand the use and popularity of NFC. I'm looking forward to a much more universal adoption of the technology. It seems like every store has their own "membership" card to get special pricing, etc., so not having to carry all of those as well as credit cards, etc. would really be a boon.
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goafrit
11/29/2010 12:22 AM EST
A little innovation that makes sense. Good innovation.
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eewiz
11/29/2010 7:37 AM EST
Why do they need Gemalto's support(in sim) for NFC payments? I was thinking NFC Hardware+ Paypal like appcn running on the phone can enable mobile payments. See Square for eg . https://squareup.com/
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