HTC, LG, Motorola Mobility, RIM, Samsung Mobile, Sony Ericsson and DeviceFidelity to Implement Isis NFC and Technology Standards
NEW YORK, Sep 27, 2011 (business WIRE) –
Isis, the joint venture between ATT Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon
Wireless, announced today that HTC, LG, Motorola Mobility, RIM, Samsung
Mobile and Sony Ericsson will introduce NFC-enabled mobile devices that
implement Isis’ NFC and technology standards. For consumers who have or
purchase smartphones that are not NFC-enabled, Isis is working with
DeviceFidelity to add NFC functionality to the mobile device, ensuring a
wide range of consumer choice.
“Isis’ technology standards provide the direction and certainty needed
for the development and deployment of NFC devices and the mobile
commerce ecosystem,” said Scott Mulloy, chief technology officer, Isis.
“Working together with the device makers and our founding mobile
carriers, Isis can provide the consumer choice and scale necessary for
widespread adoption of mobile commerce.”
NFC-enabled phones will allow Isis consumers to securely make payments,
store and present loyalty cards and redeem offers at participating
merchants with the tap of their phones.
“Today’s announcement signals the growing acceptance of NFC technology
by some of the world’s leading device makers,” said Kouji Kodera, chief
product officer, HTC Corporation. “At HTC, we see tremendous
opportunities for consumers and merchants as we move beyond traditional
payments to a future of NFC-enabled mobile commerce.”
“NFC technology on LG devices will provide consumers with an all-in-one
mobile experience that delivers convenience without comprising security
or piece of mind,” said Jeff Hwang, president, LG Mobile Phones.
“Creating the ideal mobile wallet, LG NFC enabled devices will help
change the way consumers shop, pay and save.”
“NFC is the future of mobile payments and will ensure that transactions
are done securely from mobile devices,” said Christy Wyatt, corporate
vice president of software and services product management, Motorola
Mobility. “Through working with Isis as well as the broader Android
ecosystem, we look forward to providing consumers with NFC-enabled
handsets that make mobile commerce a reality.”
By using NFC-enabled smartphones, Isis will enhance how consumers,
banks, payment networks and merchants interact, significantly
modernizing the payment experience.
“RIM is working in close collaboration with Isis to help make the
concept of mobile commerce a reality,” said Andrew Bocking, vice
president of BlackBerry Software, Research In Motion. “The new line-up
of BlackBerry(R) 7 smartphones include various models that are NFC-enabled
and demonstrates RIM’s commitment to enabling NFC-based experiences on
BlackBerry.”
“The key to widespread adoption of mobile commerce will be the broad
availability of NFC-enabled handsets,” said Dale Sohn, president,
Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile). “Samsung Mobile
will be working with Isis and the mobile carriers to ensure NFC-enabled
handsets are widely available to consumers.”
Isis is committed to developing a comprehensive, open mobile commerce
platform that aligns the interests of all key stakeholders and provides
consumers with freedom of choice and security.
“NFC offers consumers the ability to broaden their communication
experience beyond the phone, and common standards and best practices are
key to a secure and convenient mobile commerce experience. Sony Ericsson
is poised to be part of this movement and to drive the development of
new, exciting and creative experiences to deliver the most entertaining
smartphones,” said Jan Uddenfeldt, chief technology officer, Sony
Ericsson.
“DeviceFidelity is proud to be among those chosen by Isis to power its
NFC mobile wallet offering,” said Deepak Jain, chief executive officer
and co-founder, DeviceFidelity. “Working side-by-side with Isis and
leading handset makers, we aim to provide the scale and choice of
consumer preferred devices to ignite the industry and assure continual
mass adoption of mobile commerce.”
About Isis
The joint venture is between ATT Mobility LLC, T-Mobile USA and Verizon
Wireless and is based in New York City. The venture is chartered with
building ISIS(TM), a national mobile commerce platform that will
fundamentally transform how people shop, pay and save. The Isis mobile
commerce platform will be available to all merchants, banks and mobile
carriers. Isis is a trademark of JVL Ventures, LLC in the U.S. and/or
other countries. Other logos, product and company names mentioned herein
may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
www.paywithisis.com
Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this press release contains financial
estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks
and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially. The words
“anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “plan,” “should” and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, without
limitation, those set forth in the discussions of factors that may
affect future results contained in Securities and Exchange Commission
filings of ATT, Deutsche Telekom AG (T-Mobile USA is the U.S. wireless
arm of Deutsche Telekom AG), and Verizon Communications (of which
Verizon Wireless is a subsidiary). ATT, T-Mobile USA, and Verizon
disclaim any obligation to update and revise statements contained in
this news release based on new information or otherwise.
SOURCE: Isis
Edelman
Tom Cook, 206-268-2238
tom.cook@edelman.com
Copyright business Wire 2011
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