Senec locks its semi-underground waste containers behind an RFID chip in Salamka
Senec in western Slovakia has locked the semi-underground container enclosures on Salamka and four other streets, and only an RFID chip opens them. The chip is the one that already…
Paying more for access control that doesn’t work: Gurugram residents protest over failed RFID gates
Maintenance charges at a 900-plot Gurugram township rose about 90 per cent in two years, from Rs 10 to Rs 19 per square yard a month. Residents say the RFID…
Worcestershire libraries RFID self-service saves £300,000 in staff costs
Eleven of Worcestershire's libraries now open 8am to 8pm without staff on site, and the council says that has saved more than £300,000 in wages. The kit behind it is…
NFC Forum Announces Winners for 2026 NFC Forum Innovation Awards
A padlock that draws its power from the phone that unlocks it, a cooktop that talks to its own pans, and cattle records stored on the animal's tag rather than…
Honeywell Technologies Modernizes Barracks Access Management for U.S. Marine Corps Worldwide
Honeywell has deployed LenelS2 OnGuard across US Marine Corps barracks worldwide, on a platform designed to support more than 70,000 locks. The programme cut labour costs by approximately 80% against…
FEIG expands its access control portfolio with OSDP-capable UHF reader ID LRU500i-BD
FEIG ELECTRONIC has added OSDP support to the ID LRU500i-BD, its long-range UHF reader for automatic vehicle identification. The reader keeps Wiegand output and gains the supervised, bidirectional protocol on…
Gran Canaria Airport Tags Visiting Taxis with RFID to Enforce a 20-Transfer Monthly Quota
Taxis licensed outside Telde and Ingenio started receiving rear-windscreen RFID tags in September 2026 so the Cabildo de Gran Canaria can enforce a limit of 20 airport transfers per licence…
When a Fan Scarf Becomes a Stadium Ticket: Dijon FCO Refreshes the Fan Experience with NFC Technology
Dijon FCO have turned the club scarf into a season ticket. An NFC chip sewn into the end of the scarf opens the SKIDATA gates at Stade Gaston-Gérard and pays…
Case Study: University Hospital Graz — RFID Laundry for 11 Tons a Day
University Hospital Graz launders roughly 11 tonnes of textiles every day, and every scrub and gown carries a wash-proof UHF tag tied to a staff member and department. Automated dispensing…
Ohio State University launched mobile BuckID NFC credentials in Apple and Samsung wallets
Ohio State University launched Mobile BuckID on 25 August 2026, putting its campus ID in Apple, Google and Samsung wallets for students, faculty and staff in Columbus. 11,100 people had…
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