PARTNER NEWS: Japanese carrier NTT Docomo is using NXP’s new NFC, ultra wideband (UWB) and secure element chipset[1] in a concept POS device that lets consumers make secure payments “while keeping your smartphone in your pocket or bag”.
“The smart retail demonstration tracks user movement and positioning to showcase the versatile benefits of UWB’s 360 degree positioning, location accuracy of a few centimetres, and spatial context awareness that can be purpose-built for personalized advertising and marketing,” NXP explains.
“Additionally it showcases UWB’s complementary and ubiquitous capability to enhance and interoperate with existing wireless technologies on the narrowband spectrum including Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Near Field Communications (NFC).
“Embedded with end-to-end secure hardware and software for payment, authentication and identification, the UWB-based showcase includes secure, convenient, hands-free check-out for in-store purchase and drive-through payment experiences.”
UWB-based mobile payment and targeted marketing on digital advertising signs will be demonstrated at the Docomo Open House 2020[2] event in Tokyo from 23-24 January.
Full details are in the press release below:
NXP accelerates UWB-based mobile payment innovation with NTT Docomo, and Sony demonstration shows secure, convenient hands-free check-out and unique, location-based marketing services
Tokyo, Japan: NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced its Ultra-Wideband (UWB) solution will be leveraged for a live mobile payment demonstration by NTT Docomo Inc. and Sony Imaging Products and Solutions Inc. (“Sony”).
With the recent announcement[3] of NXP’s chipset for mobile devices, NXP continues to tie out support from ecosystem leaders across mobile, IoT and automotive makers to cultivate the UWB ecosystem and harness the precise real-time localization capabilities augmented by NXP’s unique, secure UWB
