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Nokia Forms Group for NFC Ticketing Standards
- FierceWireless Europe, Thursday, July 16, 2015 12:30 PM
Nokia's HERE mapping and location services business began a push to create a global standard for contactless transport ticketing payments using Near Field Communications (NFC)-enabled mobile phones. The unit today announced the formation of the Open Mobile Ticketing Alliance (OMTA), which it describes as a "one of a kind" project to enable consumers to purchase public transport tickets in cities across the world using a single mobile app. Nokia said the ultimate goal of OMTA is to enable consumers to "register once, travel anywhere" by standardising the communication between mobile phones and transit infrastructure. Such a standard would enable consumers to 'roam' between transport systems, offering them a familiar application even when travelling in an unfamiliar city.
