Mobile Suica (モバイルSuica Mobairu Suika?) is a service for Osaifu Keitai mobile phones, first launched on January 28, 2006 by NTT DoCoMo and au in Japan, and now also offered by SoftBank Mobile. literally meaning "Wallet Mobile" is a Trademark of NTT DoCoMo, which developed the system Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. is the predominant Mobile phone operator in Japan The name is officially an abbreviation of the phrase " do co mmunications over the mo bile network au (エーユー pronounced Ēyū), or au by KDDI, is a Mobile phone brand in Japan marketed by KDDI Corporation in the main islands For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. SoftBank Mobile Corp (ソフトバンクモバイル株式会社 previously as Vodafone K Suica is a prepaid rechargeable contactless smart card mainly used to pay for fares on the JR East railway network. is a rechargeable contactless Smart card used as a fare card on train lines in Japan A smart card, chip card, or Integrated circuit card ( ICC) is any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven JR companies
Just like traditional Suica cards, Mobile Suica can also be charged when the remaining balance gets low. Other features supported by the mobile phone includes the ability to review past Suica transactions via the mobile's display. Suica uses Sony's FeliCa chip for its main functionalities. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with FeliCa is a contactless RFID smart card system by Sony, primarily used in Electronic money cards Mobile Suica interacts with the FeliCa chip using Java technology.
Since October 2006, it is possible to register for Mobile Suica using any major credit card, a Suica VIEW card is no longer required. A limited e-money only application called "Easy Mobile Suica" (which does not require a credit card) was also launched in late October 2006. Electronic money (also known as e-money, electronic cash, electronic currency, digital money, digital cash or digital currency
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External links
- JR-East: Mobile Suica (In Japanese)
- JR-East: Research and Development > R&D Story
- Sony Global - FeliCa
- English usage guide
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