Under the terms of the deal, both parties are expected to develop NFC technologies for mobile devices, networks and billing platforms. The partnership aims to enable customers travelling between South Korea and Japan to access the services via Android-powered handsets integrated with contactless IC chips.
In addition, for the development of these services, DOCOMO has entered strategic partnerships with Visa, global mobile manufacturer Samsung Electronics and Dutch digital security company Gemalto.
The NFC-enabled m-payment services are expected to be available to the Japanese and South Korean markets by the end of 2012.
DOCOMO is expected to exhibit the still-under-development service at the Mobile World Congress 2011 event in Barcelona, Spain.
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