Cell phone payments might take off in 2006

Cell phone payments might take off in 2006
Tags: Retail Self-Service, Wireless
January 2, 2006

New York Times: Calling all retailers — 2006 may finally be the year that consumers start buying goods with their cell phones. "This will start to show up on the radar screen in 2006," said Roger Entner, an analyst with Ovum, a technology-consulting firm in London. "The more different pieces we add to these Swiss Army phones, the easier it is to get user acceptance for the next application. And especially around next Christmas, the convenience of shopping on a computer or a cell phone will beat the mall hands down."