Taiwan’s largest mobile operator, Chunghwa Telecom, designed the sleeve for Apple’s iPhone 4 with an NFC chip and embedded secure element inside.
A potential competitor to the iCarte from Canada-based vendor Wireless Dynamics, Chunghwa Telecom’s iPhone attachment could find a market for telcos and service providers wanting to equip their customers with an NFC-enabled iPhone–since Apple has declined to build the technology directly into its smartphones. Chunghwa Telecom still needs to approval from regulators to serve as a trusted service manager to handle downloads and management of applications on the secure chip in the device. The device might also still need certification from MasterCard.
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Last update: Oct. 2011
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