Mobile devices such as phones, handhelds and notebooks, together with SIM cards is allowing anyone, regardless of location, to conduct business transactions via wireless networks.Asia is the largest place of design and production and already boasts the largest number of handheld devices used today; enterprises and huge markets will play a most important role in this migration of business from the bank and store spurred by Convergence in Motion.
Indeed many applications in payment and transportation have already been successfully implemented in Asia:
Taiwan : Motorola announced in January 2010 that Far EasTone Telecom (FET), a leading telecom operator in Taiwan, has launched its WiMAX 4G service in Taichung city with Motorola Home & Networks Mobility’s end-to-end WiMAX solutions. The high-speed network is based on the latest 4G technology that supports services such as mobile movies and music, family-oriented digital entertainment and mobile Internet access, enabling a new media mobility lifestyle for FET’s subscribers. Since 2007, Motorola’s high-performance base stations for WiMAX networks integrate Connectivity Service Network (CSN), Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA)/Home Agent (HA) solution to extend FET’s existing network and provide functions like access control and billing.
Japan : The Suica card – “Super Urban Intelligent Card” produced by transport company JR East (East Japan Railway Company) – is used on most trains, subways and buses in the Greater Tokyo, Sendai and Niigata regions. It is also used in a variety of micro-payment scenarios.
As of April 2009, over 28 million Suica cards were in circulation. Like the Oyster card, the Suica card uses RFID technology. The Pasmo card is another popular smart card option for Japan’s rail system.
There is also a Mobile Suica, enabling Osaifu Keitai mobile phone users to use Suica via their phone instead of a card. Probably the best example of Internet applications built using Suica has been the ‘SuiPo’ (short for ‘Suica Poster’) sites. These are Suica-enabled advertising posters that, when scanned with a Suica card or phone, send further details to your email.
Malaysia : The first contactless mobile payment service has been launched in Malaysia, by Malaysian mobile operator Maxis Communications (Maxis). Maxis FastTap is an integrated mobile payment service that uses near field communication (NFC) technology, with partners such as phone company Nokia, financial services companies Visa and Maybank, and Malaysia’s Touch ‘n Go card.”
China : Beijing Municipal Administration and Communications Card is a store-value contactless smart card used in Beijing, for public transportation and related uses. Colloquially, the card is often called Yikatong, which means “one card pass” in Chinese. It is similar to Hong Kong’s Octopus card, Singapore’s EZ-Link, or the Oyster Card used byTfLin London, UK.
Yikatong was first put into use at the end of 2003 and was expanded to Beijing’s entire subway system and all bus routes in 2006. At the same time, many more outlets were opened for users to purchase and recharge their cards. On May 16, 2006, 4.4 million transactions were made using Yikatong. The system was introduced on some taxis in 2006, and all Beijing taxis must accept Yikatong payment since the beginning of August 2008.
Source : Le marché de la carte à puce en Asie-Pacifique, Ubifrance, 2009 ; companies’websites
Convergence in motion
Mobile devices such as phones, handhelds and notebooks, together with SIM cards is allowing anyone, regardless of location, to conduct business transactions via wireless networks.Asia is the largest place of design and production and already boasts the largest number of handheld devices used today; enterprises and huge markets will play a most important role in this migration of business from the bank and store spurred by Convergence in Motion.
Indeed many applications in payment and transportation have already been successfully implemented in Asia:
Taiwan : Motorola announced in January 2010 that Far EasTone Telecom (FET), a leading telecom operator in Taiwan, has launched its WiMAX 4G service in Taichung city with Motorola Home & Networks Mobility’s end-to-end WiMAX solutions. The high-speed network is based on the latest 4G technology that supports services such as mobile movies and music, family-oriented digital entertainment and mobile Internet access, enabling a new media mobility lifestyle for FET’s subscribers. Since 2007, Motorola’s high-performance base stations for WiMAX networks integrate Connectivity Service Network (CSN), Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA)/Home Agent (HA) solution to extend FET’s existing network and provide functions like access control and billing.
Japan : The Suica card – “Super Urban Intelligent Card” produced by transport company JR East (East Japan Railway Company) – is used on most trains, subways and buses in the Greater Tokyo, Sendai and Niigata regions. It is also used in a variety of micro-payment scenarios.
As of April 2009, over 28 million Suica cards were in circulation. Like the Oyster card, the Suica card uses RFID technology. The Pasmo card is another popular smart card option for Japan’s rail system.
There is also a Mobile Suica, enabling Osaifu Keitai mobile phone users to use Suica via their phone instead of a card. Probably the best example of Internet applications built using Suica has been the ‘SuiPo’ (short for ‘Suica Poster’) sites. These are Suica-enabled advertising posters that, when scanned with a Suica card or phone, send further details to your email.
Malaysia : The first contactless mobile payment service has been launched in Malaysia, by Malaysian mobile operator Maxis Communications (Maxis). Maxis FastTap is an integrated mobile payment service that uses near field communication (NFC) technology, with partners such as phone company Nokia, financial services companies Visa and Maybank, and Malaysia’s Touch ‘n Go card.”
China : Beijing Municipal Administration and Communications Card is a store-value contactless smart card used in Beijing, for public transportation and related uses. Colloquially, the card is often called Yikatong, which means “one card pass” in Chinese. It is similar to Hong Kong’s Octopus card, Singapore’s EZ-Link, or the Oyster Card used by TfL in London, UK.
Yikatong was first put into use at the end of 2003 and was expanded to Beijing’s entire subway system and all bus routes in 2006. At the same time, many more outlets were opened for users to purchase and recharge their cards. On May 16, 2006, 4.4 million transactions were made using Yikatong. The system was introduced on some taxis in 2006, and all Beijing taxis must accept Yikatong payment since the beginning of August 2008.
Source : Le marché de la carte à puce en Asie-Pacifique, Ubifrance, 2009 ; companies’websites
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