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Korean Telco Plans Commercial NFC Launch with Samsung Phones
By: Dan Balaban SINGAPORE – South Korean mobile operator KT Corp. plans to launch NFC services in mid-October with more than 50,000 Samsung phones and intends to add an NFC smartphone model from LG...
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Japanese and Korean Telcos Announce NFC Roaming–Rollouts Expected
By: Dan Balaban The major Japanese and South Korean mobile operators in separate announcements today revealed details for planned cross-border NFC services–signaling the move by the telcos away from...
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Korean Telco to Introduce Galaxy S II for NFC
By: Dan Balaban South Korean mobile operator KT Corp. is introducing the Samsung Galaxy S II for NFC payment and other services, a source at KT confirmed to NFC Times.Related stories: Korean Telco...
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Korean Telco to Roll Out NFC Attachment for iPhone
By: Dan Balaban South Korean mobile operator KT Corp. is launching a small rollout of NFC services on Apple’s iPhone 4, using an attachment called iCarte that contains a full NFC chip.Related...
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The Year Ahead for NFC: Major M-Commerce Rollouts Unlikely Until 2013
By: Dan Balaban 2012 was going to be the year that the new era of NFC-based mobile commerce had finally arrived–with Google Wallet rolling out widely, mobile operators in the U.S. and Europe making...
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South Korea Takes Lead Globally in NFC Rollouts with Millions of Phones and SIMs
By: Dan Balaban While mobile operators in most other countries are still struggling to roll out even scant volumes of NFC phones that can do payment, ticketing and other applications, South Korea’s...
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Samsung Confirms NFC Chip in Galaxy Note, though NFC Version Already Shipping...
May 16 2012 (All day) By: Dan Balaban Samsung Electronics has confirmed it has an NFC version of its Galaxy Note, though that comes as no surprise to operators in South Korea, which have been selling...
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Google to Get More Wallet Phones on Sprint; Seeks Other Telcos
By: Dan Balaban While he announced that U.S. mobile operator Sprint will introduce more than 10 additional NFC phones supporting the Google Wallet this year, Osama Bedier, who heads the wallet...
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The Year Ahead for NFC: Commercial Launches at Hand
By: Dan Balaban The 10-year anniversary of the official birth of NFC came and went quietly on Sept. 5, 2012.Related Content: The Year Ahead for NFC: Major M-Commerce Rollouts Unlikely Until 2013As...
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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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Four Asian Telcos Seek to Enable Cross-Border Roaming of NFC Services
By: Dan Balaban BARCELONA, Spain – It’s an oft-repeated goal by NFC backers–to enable customers to use a variety of NFC services when they roam in different countries by downloading the local...
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