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Barclays contactless: More cards, more retailers
News Contactless capabilities are now set to be built into additional Barclaycards as the bank aims to better its target for seven figure take up of NFC-enabled cards. Barclays is preparing to expand its range of 'wave and... [08 Sep 2008]
Five-year wait for O2 Oyster card mobiles
News It's time to move [NFC] forward. According to Maslen, key issues for consumers that could influence take-up are the choice of NFC handsets (all testers used a Nokia 6131 clamshell NFC... [02 Sep 2008]
Digital wallet card launches in Dundee
News The programme organisers claim payments made by the card are quicker than debit and credit cards because the sQuid uses NFC (near field communications) technology, also referred to as wave and pay. Dundee City Council is... [02 Sep 2008]
Interference on the radar for FCC "white space"
News N is for NFC Field tests to determine whether the Federal Communications Commission should open up unused TV spectrum for wireless broadband services are getting mixed reviews as different methods for avoiding spectrum... [12 Aug 2008]
Wireless broadband to be cellular feast
News N is for NFC Massive growth in wireless broadband services is being forecast, with the market set to be dominated by cellular technologies. Telecoms analyst Analysys Mason predicts there will be a total of 2.1 billion... [05 Aug 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: New niche for 3G?
Comment N is for NFC Written poolside at my hotel in Rome and dispatched via a 3G HSDPA data service. The economic downturn and collapse of the dollar have resulted in a lot of my business migrating out of the US into the EU and... [05 Aug 2008]
'Star Trek' communicators free up doctors' time
News N is for NFC Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has saved the equivalent of 4,000 emergency department staff hours per year with an internal 'Star Trek'-style wireless voice communicator. Wireless from A to Z [29 Jul 2008]
EC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News N is for NFC Mobile users should be made more aware of how much data they are using while abroad in Europe, the director general for the information society and media at the European Commission has said. [22 Jul 2008]
NFC payments to reach tipping point in three years?
News The market for contactless mobile payments using near field communications (NFC) is set to reach a tipping point over the next three to five years, according to a new report by Juniper Research. NFC... [18 Jul 2008]
WiMax - spreading to more UK businesses
News N is for NFC The spread of WiMax networks across the UK is continuing, with two providers announcing extensions of their business-oriented networks in the past week. On-Communications has said it has decided WiMax is the... [10 Jul 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 04.07.08
Round-Up And this weekend's O2 Wireless festival promises that some lucky punters will have access to luxury toilets with the help of contactless NFC wristbands. And so, the Round-Up empties its rucksack of festival tat and puts... [04 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming rates: Expect EC to force cuts
News N is for NFC European mobile operators should brace themselves for enforced price cuts for SMS roaming, predicts an analyst. Yesterday was the 1 July deadline set by European telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, for... [02 Jul 2008]
Mobile payments to hit $300bn by 2013
News A recent Juniper Research report estimated the total value of mobile payments for digital and physical goods, and mobile financial services transactions - including mobile remittance and payments made via NFC (near field... [01 Jul 2008]
Getting to the meeting - without the journey
Comment N is for NFC Costs, delays and green issues are all conspiring against business travel. Those factors are also coinciding with the growth of the very tech that could spare you a journey, says Stewart Baines. [30 Jun 2008]
Femtocells to speed arrival of next-gen mobile networks?
News N is for NFC Femtocells could help speed the arrival of next generation mobile broadband networks - such as WiMax and LTE (long term evolution), the future roadmap of 3G. Industry association body the Femto Forum and... [30 Jun 2008]
