Case Study
Transport ticketing helps South Korea lead the way as global mobile NFC leader
Transport ticketing helps South Korea lead the way as global mobile NFC leaderSouth Korea is well-known as an early adopter of leading-edge telecoms tech, driven by forward-thinking government policies and strong consumer demand for innovation. In fact, according to the GSMA, at the end of 2013, it was the most advanced Long Term Evolution (LTE) market in the world. Its Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) have been using Gemalto technology to power a range of applications since the telecoms tech market took off a number of years ago. Before the advent of NFC, Gemalto was already the go- to firm for MNOs that wanted the equivalent of today’s contactless NFC SIM cards for transport solutions. These RFID-based combi-cards were customized t