1. MOBILE-BASED AUTOMATIC FARE
COLLECTION
Status and challenges for the future
Ignacio Naveiras
CICT-DTU student
nnaveiras@gmail.com
Center for Information and
Communication Technologies
22/04/12 Technical University of Denmark
2. 0. Agenda
1. Mobile AFC in a context
2. Drivers
3. The Japanese paradigm
4. Trials in Europe: Hanau
5. Comparison and conclusions
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3. 1. Mobile AFC in a context...
• Massive deployment of contactless SC
technology for mass transit
– Sony FeliCa in Asia/Pacific
– ISO 14443 A (Philips Mifare) in Europe and USA
– ISO 14443 B marginally
– More than 150 million contactless transit card holders
(Nokia)
• Mobile transition
– Replacing/complementing contactless cards
– FeliCa/NFC technolgy in the devices
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– But still... Why on earth??
4. 1. Because...
1. Commuters usually carry their phones
around
2. The phone can emulate a secure
contactless SC
Cellphone is a suitable access
token!!
• Besides, the mobile terminal may add
value to the Mobile-Based Automatic Fare Collection
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transit service 4
5. 1. The Japanese paradigm
• FeliCa transit cards with purse: JR-East
Suica
• Strong, controlling MNOs, high data traffic
– launched Mobile FeliCa service
– Mobile Suica in the chip from Jan. 2006
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6. 1. Mobile Suica within Mobile
FeliCa
• Multi-application
• Mobile Suica =
+
– Regular Suica Source:
NTT DoCoMo
– Visibility
– Online services
• By 2007: 15 mill. NTT, 5 mill. KDDI + Vodafone
• Before Mobile Suica, 20-30% of owners registered
for use
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7. 1. Trials in Mobile AFC: Hanau
• RMV authority in Frankfurt
area
• get>>in SC system in Hanau
– since 2002
– all buses equipped with CADs
– CI/CO procedure as in
Rejsekort
• Nothing new under the
get>>in NFC pilots
– AFC, post paid, best price for
sun...
– Nokia 3220 with NFC shell
– 6.000 users, aiming to expand
P&T
Source: RMV
– seamlessly compatible with
get>>in
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Mobile-Based 200 commuters, 15 controllers 7
8. 1. Trials in Mobile AFC: Hanau
• 3220 terminals with
– NFC shell = NFC interface + SC controller SC
emulation
– MIDP 2.0 MIDlet
• Delivery:
– Initiation: pre-initiated 3220 shells
– Personalization: contactlessly at sales points
• Value-added features:
Source: RMV
– visibility of last CI/COs
– loyalty card application Fare Collection
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9. 1. Any resemblances?
get>>in
Mobile Suica NFC pilot
Platform ”open” closed
multi-application mono-application
Technology FeliCa NFC + secure chip
Issuer/Manage NTT DoCoMo RMV
r
App. Provider JR East RMV
Delivery OTA in the shell
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Added value strong Some
10. 5. The challenges ahead in
mobile AFC
• Technology is (almost) there
• Delivery/issuance
– initiation cumbersome in open mobile market
– find a suitable role for the PTA
– otherwise, impossible to start market launch
• Basic functionality
– replicate plastic SC
• Added value
– visibility + mobile services
– compelling package... towards the mobile PTD
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– never detract from existing service value!
11. MOBILE-BASED
AUTOMATIC FARE
THANK YOU!
COLLECTION the
Status and challenges for
future
Ignacio Naveiras
CICT-DTU student
January 26, 2006
nnaveiras@gmail.com
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Editor's Notes
NFC is a contactless communications standard which is compatible with FeliCa and ISO 14443 A (Mifare)
Suitability as an access token is a sine-qua-non condition for migration. Maybe these arguments have not convinced you... Let me convince you through the study of two cases: Japan and Hanau.
Start by noting relevant differences with Japan: lack of NFC platforms by
Initiation: now, shells are delivered to the test subjects, in the future plans are to sell shells in Vodafone shops...
Platform: Mobile Suica is a cless app in a restrictedly open multi-application platform. get>>in is a contactless application still without any hosting platform
Technology is almost there: standard contactless HW, APIs... for interaction with existing deployed equipment. But...battery concerns. Delivery/Issuance: compare with SCs Terminal and susbcription markets are multiple, this does not suit public universal services. Comment Hanau with only one model of one vendor supported Role of the PTA should not go farther than being application provider Replicate functionality: do not flaw security or privacy or introduce new cumbersome operation or Added value: form factor not enough Visibility: balance, history of travels, but also static traffic info stored Mobile services: online traffic info, route planning, maybe combination with LBSs Compelling package: work for the creation of a package like Mobile FeliCa. For example a file exchange application for P2P. New services for the application or new applications interacting to ours. PTD: tool for other tasks than personal communication: payments, ... Never detract from existing value means do not spoil what already works, e.g. new need (for battery in a powerless environment)