Tuesday January 02, 2007
Phone Card:
Finns Pay For Public Trainsport With Their Phones
by The Mullah
The city of Tampere in Finland is testing a system that allows people using the city's public transportation network to pay using their mobile phones.
The new system allows passengers to log onto the Internet and load a desired amount to a phone supporting the travel card function.
The ability of turn a mobile into a travel card is due to Near Field Communication Technology or NFC, a short-range wireless technology jointly developed by Sony and Philips.
Future plans for NFC-enabled phones could see them used as house or car keys, tickets for concerts, or even plane tickets.
If NFC-enabled phones take off and gain consumer acceptance, they could in time become a complete electronic wallet, leading to the complete end of conventional money.
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