Samsung og FeliCa Networks i NFC-samarbejde

Samsung og FeliCa Networks skal levere teknologi til en storstilet 'near field communication, NFC' baseret mobil 'pung' infrastruktur, der er under opbyning i Japan (in english). 

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and FeliCa Networks, Inc., a leading technology and solution provider of NFC service platform, has announced a partnership to support the full-fledged adoption of near field communication (NFC)-based mobile wallet in Japan.

As a strategic partner, Samsung will develop NFC compatible FeliCa IC solutions for reliable and efficient wallet function on mobile devices. The Samsung/FeliCa Networks NFC-SAM (Secure Application Module) chips will offer consumers an enhanced secure mobile wallet through a variety of applications including prepaid money, credit cards and transportation tickets among others.

- The collaborative efforts combining FeliCa Networks’ excellent operation of the FeliCa platform and Samsung’s world-class semiconductor design and process technology will generate greater value for the mobile payment market, says Taehoon Kim, vice president of System LSI sales & marketing, Device Solutions, Samsung Electronics.

Hirotaka Sugiyama, President of FeliCa Networks adds:
- Integration of both technologies will contribute to further development of mobile NFC business across the globe in the near future. We intend to introduce a variety of NFC solutions in addition to NFC-SAM IC chips to contribute to bringing up consumers’ convenience in the world.

Samsung’s contribution to the partnership will include both the NFC controller complying with international standard ISO/IEC 14443/18092 (Type A/B and FeliCa) and the FeliCa SAM chip with advanced security capabilities. FeliCa Networks will contribute by providing the key technologies to Samsung.

The technologies enable interoperability in the world’s largest mobile contactless infrastructure established in Japan, which consists of FeliCa (NFC-F) readers and Osaifu-Keitai (mobile wallet) phones. By combining both contributions, the NFC-SAM chips will not only have higher capabilities but also full interoperability with existing infrastructures and services delivered on Osaifu-Keitai. The NFC controller can also be applied to NFC readers and services around the world.

The commercial deployment of the new NFC-SAM chips is targeted for 2013.

27/2 2012