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DoCoMo Reveals Strategy for Its Move to NFC
Mar 7 2011 By: Dan Balaban NTT DoCoMo will sell "hybrid" NFC phones that support both standard NFC and domestic FeliCa technology from Japan’s Sony Corp. when the big telco makes its planned move to...
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Japanese Telcos Form Consortium to Coordinate Move to NFC
Dec 22 2011 By: Dan Balaban Japan’s three major mobile operators, NTT DoCoMo, KDDI and Softbank Mobile, announced today they have formed the Japan NFC Consortium to help them set standards for making...
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Japan’s KDDI Announces Plans for Small NFC Launch with Galaxy S II
Jan 17 2012 By: Dan Balaban Japan’s second largest mobile operator, KDDI, said it would launch Japan’s first mobile NFC service late this month with the Samsung Galaxy S II–though the service will...
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Samsung, NXP to Launch NFC Chips in Japan, While FeliCa Networks Seeks to Go...
By: Dan Balaban BARCELONA – Two more chip makers, Samsung Electronics and NXP Semiconductors, are planning to introduce NFC chips that support Japan’s large infrastructure of contactless readers...
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Japan Airlines Set to Launch First NFC Boarding Passes in October
By: Dan Balaban Japan Airlines next month is expected to launch what is believed to be the first commercial service worldwide enabling passengers to tap standard NFC phones to pass through boarding...
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Japan Continues Transition to NFC with Planned PayPass Terminal Rollout, TSM...
By: Dan Balaban Japan is continuing its transition to standard NFC, with plans by large acquirers to deploy more than 400,000 point-of-sale terminals supporting MasterCard PayPass and confirmation by...
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Japanese Telcos Launch NFC Couponing Service in Korean District of Tokyo
By: Dan Balaban Japanese mobile operators KDDI and Softbank Mobile have launched an NFC couponing service in a popular Korean district of Tokyo, implemented by an affiliate of South Korea’s largest...
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Japanese Telcos Sell at Least 14 Million NFC Devices, Though Few Places to...
By: Dan Balaban Japan’s three major mobile operators had sold nearly 14 million standard NFC-enabled smartphones and tablets as of January, according to the Mobile NFC Association, as the country...
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Japan’s NFC Device Rollout Tops 20 Million, Though Still Few Places for...
By: Dan Balaban Japan’s rollout of phones and tablets supporting standard NFC technology has topped the 20 million mark, with Japan’s three major mobile operators deploying the handsets with NFC...
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Japan’s SoftBank Group Plans Digital Payments Service; Can It Convince...
By: Dan Balaban NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – SoftBank Group’s reported plans to launch a mobile digital payments service in Japan by year’s end–collaborating with Indian mobile payments provider...
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