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Oberthur Technologies, Key Partner of "Nice, NFC City"
4 mobile operators and 2 French banks launch the first deployment of a “SIM-centric” NFC solution in collaboration with Oberthur Technologies
Nice, 26 May 2010
Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of smart cards technology was selected by Bouygues Telecom, Orange, SFR and two French banks for the launch of the first commercial deployment of the project « Nice, NFC City.” For this project, the Group CM-CIC and its operator NRJ Mobile will also use SIM cards provided by Oberthur Technologies.
Oberthur Technologies is the primary supplier of SIM cards which host applications allowing end users to pay for goods and services at merchants throughout Nice and to use public transport.
TelepathIC, a complete solution from Oberthur Technologies which provides remote management for the entire life cycle of NFC cards and services was also chosen by Bouygues Telecom, SFR and a bank participating in the project.
Now and for the first time, residents in the French city of Nice will be able to pay for goods and services at merchants, access and use loyalty programs, purchase public transport tickets and obtain information on routes and timetables using NFC handsets using technology deployed by Oberthur. Future NFC functionality is expected to be rolled out gradually, in order to develop the use of mobile handsets in the daily life of end users.
With its “NFC Now” offering, Oberthur Technologies is positioned as a leading partner for the NFC ecosystem proposing a complete and interoperable solution adapted to the needs of all the actors in this project: SIM cards, applications and NFC compatible administration platforms.
With the success of this major deployment, Oberthur Technologies confirms its position as a leading supplier of innovative solutions. By facilitating the collaboration between all of the actors and actively participating in the definition of specifications of the project, we have proven our ability to accompany our partners in such key projects. With this new standard, mobile operators, banks, transport authorities and other service providers can work together in an open and interoperable manner for the wide-scale deployment of contactless services for the general public,” stated Xavier Drilhon, Managing Director of the Card Systems Division at Oberthur Technologies.
Press Contact: Matthew Stroud, m.stroud@oberthur.com
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