December 23, 2005

NFC-phones for paying bus fares

Buscom, which provides transportation applications, is trialing an upgrade to its fare collection system. Under the trial, bus commuters will be able to use their NFC-enabled Nokia phones to pay for their travel instead of using transit smart cards. rfidjournal.com reports:

The Nokia phones will use NFC, which operates at 13.56 MHz, to communicate with existing but upgraded smart card interrogators (readers) installed on the bus.

Read More: RFID-enabled Phones Take the Bus in Oulu

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