Partnership
with Mobile Operators and Smartphone Supplier Allows Using Mobile Phone
as a RioCard Transit Card and Checking Balances on the Screen
AMSTERDAM & RIO DE JANEIRO - Saturday, October 19th 2013 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News:
Rio
de Janeiro will be the first city in Brazil to launch a pilot program
enabling mobile NFC ticketing for public transportation. This innovative
initiative is a pioneering partnership between RioCard Tecnologia da
Informação, Gemalto, Motorola Mobility and the country’s four leading
mobile operators - Claro, Oi, Telefónica and TIM, supported by the GSMA.
Two hundred users of buses, trains and ferries have been selected to
collaborate with these companies in this three-month pilot, which is
expected to conclude in December 2013.
For
the first time in Brazil, smartphones will be used as mobile wallets
with embedded NFC technology enabling secure payment for public
transportation tickets. NFC allows safe contactless data exchange when
two compatible devices are placed within a few inches of each other.
Contactless technology was first adopted in Rio de Janeiro with RioCard
transit card in 2003 and is now a part of the daily routine of millions
of users.
To
pay for the transportation, the user needs to place the smartphone
Motorola RAZR D3 – which, as the first popular device offering NFC
technology, has been exclusively selected for the pilot – within a few
inches of the RioCard reader terminal. An app allows users to easily
check balances on the screen at any time or place. Soon, RioCard will
also offer prepaid charges on the device itself. "It is a practical and
fast system that brings freedom to the customer." says Homero Quintaes,
Director of RioCard TI.
Gemalto,
the world leader in digital security, is providing its UpTeq multi
tenant NFC SIM cards with embedded Mifare4Mobile technology. The card
protects the users’ credentials enabling them to securely pay for their
journey with nothing more than a tap of their handset. As technology
needs evolve in the future, with the addition of Gemalto’s Trusted
Service Manager (TSM) platform the solution will be able to support the
introduction of an extensive range of value-added services.
“Transportation
is emerging as one of the major applications for NFC technology, and
our UpTeq multi-tenant NFC SIM card is fully scalable to host an
extensive range of services now and in the future,” explains Damien
Bullot, Telecom Director for Gemalto in Brazil. “As more and more banks,
merchants and service providers introduce leading edge mobile payment
technology, Gemalto’s scalable solution can seamlessly accommodate the
addition of new service providers as the marketplace evolves.”
“The
momentum we’ve seen in mobile NFC services continues to grow at a rapid
pace,” said Pierre Combelles, Head of Mobile Commerce, GSMA. "This
innovative pilot in Latin America shows mobile NFC digitizing ticketing,
but this is just a starting point, as mobile commerce will drive demand
for new services such as payment, vouchers, loyalty programs and
access, among others. It's an exciting time in the region."
Partners involved:
RioCard
Tecnologia da Informação – RioCard TI is an early-adopter of the NFC
technology in electronic tickets in the Passenger Transport sector – For
more information visit www.cartaoriocard.com.br
Motorola
Mobility – Motorola Mobility, owned by Google, creates smartphones,
tablets and wireless accessories that simplify, connect and enrich
people's lives. For more information visit motorola.com/mobility
Gemalto
– Gemalto is the world leader in digital security, and at the heart of
the rapidly evolving digital society. Billions of people worldwide
increasingly want the freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank,
entertain and work – anytime, everywhere – in ways that are enjoyable
and safe. Gemalto delivers on their expanding needs for personal mobile
services, payment security, authenticated cloud access, identity and
privacy protection, eHealthcare and eGovernment efficiency, convenient
ticketing and dependable machine-to-machine (M2M) applications. Gemalto
develops secure embedded software and secure products which it designs
and personalizes. Its platforms and services manage these products, the
confidential data they contain and the trusted end-user services made
possible. Gemalto’s innovations enable its clients to offer trusted and
convenient digital services to billions of individuals. Visit
www.gemalto.com and follow on Twitter @gemalto
GSMA
- The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide.
Spanning more than 220 countries, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the
world’s mobile operators with 250 companies in the broader mobile
ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies,
equipment providers and Internet companies, as well as organizations in
industry sectors such as financial services, healthcare, media,
transport and utilities. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events
such as the Mobile World Congress and the Mobile Asia Expo. Visit
www.gsma.com and follow on Twitter: @GSMA.
Claro
– Claro is one of the leading wireless carriers in Brazil. It operates
nationally and currently serves more than 66 million customers. In 2012,
Claro started trading the 4G Max technology in Brazil. Currently, it is
present in more than 3.600 cities in Brazil, with the GSM and 3GMax
Technologies. Being a leader in the offer of innovative contents and
services, Claro has roaming agreements in over 170 countries for voice
services and more than 150 countries for data services across the five
continents. Claro is controlled by América Móvil, one of the three
largest wireless telecommunications groups in the world. In the
corporate responsibility area, Claro sponsors the Instituto Claro, which
aims to structure its private social investment and encourage the use
of new technologies in education. For more information visit:
www.claro.com.br
Oi
- Oi is a pioneer company in the provision of bundled services in
Brazil. Oi offers local and long-distance voice transmission, mobile
telephony, broadband and pay TV throughout the country. In June 2013,
the company had 75 million revenue-generating units (RGUs). This total
includes 47 million in the personal mobile segment, 18 million in the
residential segment, 9 million in the business/corporate segment and 667
thousand public telephones.
Telefónica
- Telefónica is one of the world leaders integrated operator in the
telecommunication sector, providing communication, information and
entertainment solutions, with presence in Europe and Latin America. It
operates in 24 countries. As of June 2013, Telefónica’s total number of
customers amounted to 317.3 million. Telefónica has one of the most
international profiles in the sector with more than 77% of its business
outside its home market and a reference point in the Spanish and
Portuguese speaking market.
The
Group stands in ninth position in the sector Telco worldwide in terms
of market capitalisation the 1st as an European integrated operator and
in eighteenth position in the Eurostoxx 50 ranking, composed of the
major companies in Europe (June 30st 2013). Telefónica is a listed
company. It has more than 1.5 million direct shareholders. Its capital
traded on the continuous market on the Spanish Stock Exchanges (Madrid,
Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia) and on those of London, New York, Lima
and Buenos Aires. In Latin America, Telefónica gives service to more
than 214.9 million customers as of the end of June 2013 becoming the
leader operator in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru and has substantial
operations in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela. In
Europe, on top of the Spanish operations, the Company has operating
companies in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Czech Republic and
Slovakia, providing services to more than 101.8 million customers as of
the end of June 2013.
TIM
- TIM is the fastest growing operator in Brazil. Today, it has more
than 72 million clients and leads the pre-paid market. TIM also focuses
on network and customer service quality. In the three-year period
through 2015, around 90% of the company's forecast BRL 10.7 billion in
investment will be spent on infrastructure in Brazil. TIM is still the
only telecom company on the BM&FBOVESPA New Market for corporations
with the highest level of corporate governance. It is also part of the
Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) and the Carbon Efficiency Index
(ICO2), both on BM&FBOVESPA.
Contacts
Motorola Mobility
Media
Gonzalo Navarrete, +55 11 3847 3497
gonzalo.navarrete@motorola.com
Gemalto
Media
Ernesto Haikewitsch, +55 11 5105 9220
Latin America
ernesto.haikewitsch@gemalto.com
Peggy Edoire, +33 4 42 36 45 40
Europe, Middle East & Africa
peggy.edoire@gemalto.com
Pierre Lelievre, +65 6317 3802
Asia Pacific
pierre.lelievre@gemalto.com
Nicole Smith, +1 512 758 8921
North America
nicole.smith@gemalto.com
GSMA
Media
pressoffice@gsma.com
Claro
Media
In Press Porter Novelli Assessoria de Comunicação
+55 11 3323 1520
www.inpresspni.com.br
Marcela A. Almeida, + 55 11 99415 7345
marcela.almeida-in@claro.com.br
Fátima Santos, + 55 11 99415 6566
fatima.santos-inpress@claro.com.br
Oi
Media
Luísa Guedes, +55 21 3131 2819 - Mobile +55 21 8766 0693
luisa.guedes@oi.net.br
Telefónica
Media
Adriana Lima, +55 21 9975 0202
adriana.lima@telefonica.com.br
TIM
Media :
Marcel Pesah, +55 21 7955 4154
marcel.pesah@cdn.com.br
Debora Lafosse, +55 21 8272 5339
debora.lafosse@cdn.com.br
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