Scope:
Trial
Status:
Planned
The largest mobile operator and largest bank, in terms of assets, in the Gulf plan to jointly offer contactless mobile credit using—according to the bank’s announcement--NFC phones from Nokia and Sams
NFC Times Take:
Telco Etisalat said it hopes to offer a new NFC phone model from Samsung, in addition to a Nokia phone. It is unclear when project organizers will be able to offer NFC services on a commercial basis. But Dubai could be one of the first places where NFC gets rolled out.
* Trusted Service Manager: Defined loosely to include companies or other organizations securely distributing, provisioning and managing applications, generally over the air, on secure elements in NFC mobile phones; or licensing their platforms for this purpose.
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