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Jun 03
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PN544, we will remember your name !

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“NOW SAMPLING: NXP’s PN544 complies with the SWP and HCI specifications”
NXP announced this June 2nd that their PN544 NFC chipset is finally ready and available for sampling. That is the piece of information that the entire NFC ecosystem was waiting for since the GSMA officially announced that they backed Gemalto’s proposal to turn the SIM [...]

Author: Laurent Renard
Dec 04
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ERGOSUM, but what are they thinking about?

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The French press was relaying the news yesterday that the 3 French mobile carriers had settled an alliance with major financial institutions to launch a common NFC initiative called ERGOSUM. Now it’s for real, France is the fast mover towards a NFC world in Europe!

Author: Laurent Renard
Sep 19
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CARTES 2008 as an indicator for NFC’s emergence in 2009.

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CARTES 2008 as an indicator for NFC’s emergence in 2009.

Author: Laurent Renard
Jul 09
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Why Japan is NOT the most advanced country for NFC

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Observers keep scrutinizing the Japanese market to discover new mobile user behaviors, and they praise Mobile Felica as THE example to follow for the (future) expansion of NFC (Near-Field Communication). Indeed, figures of the penetration of the Osaifu-Keitai (Felica mobile wallet) are quite impressive with about 25 million phones equipped with the application. More impressive [...]

Author: Laurent Renard
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