by Tony Poulos | Aug 1, 2013 | Blog
Excuse me for appearing to be confused about the state of play with Isis – the US-based NFC-based mobile commerce network spearheaded by Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobile and T-Mobile US. I liken its progress more to the iris plant rather than an agile attempt... by Tony Poulos | May 27, 2011 | Blog
It’s not often that leading figures from one industry care to enter the inner sanctum of another to lay out some home truths. It happened twice this week in Dublin at TM Forum’s Management World and it got me thinking. Read more…… by Tony Poulos | Oct 4, 2010 | Blog
Just after publication of my prediction that war was breaking out between the major players in the NFC and mobile payments world, three mobile operators and three banks in the Netherlands announced collaboration on a unified m-payments system. The announcement came... by Tony Poulos | Sep 26, 2010 | Blog
NFC, or near field technology, should be a raging success outside of Korea and Japan, but it simply is not. This is despite efforts by the GSMA to get the ball rolling with CSPs worldwide and the finance and transport industries agreeing and the profound benefits of... by Tony Poulos | Feb 23, 2010 | Blog
Just in time for this years TM Forum Management World in Nice is the news that travelers will be able to pay for low-value tickets on the city’s bus and tram network directly via their mobile phone bills. However, mobile operators say they are offering the payment...