Siemens builds new bridges across the Rhine

The FINANCIAL -- Starting April 1, the 1.4 million daily passengers of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg (VRS) can purchase their bus and train tickets by mobile phone via the internet, SMS or by phone. A barcode on the phone serves as proof of purchase – transit inspectors scan the code using a handheld scanner.

DMB, Ticketmaster Pact For Free Digital Album

The Dave Matthews Band and Ticketmaster have teamed up to offer concertgoers an exclusive digital album. Fans who purchase tickets through Ticketmaster during the trek's March 29 general on-sale will receive a unique barcode in mid-September that can be redeemed for the digital album on iTunes.

Your Smartphone Can be Anything…Even a Concert Ticket

Wireless customers with compatible mobile phones (any phone with a WAP 2.0 browser and MMS capability) can purchase tickets using their phone, than show the electronic ticket at the door to gain entrance.The ticket contains a barcode that can be scanned at the door.

Ticket Text’s First Irish Shows on Sale Now

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ticket Text, a Dublin based technology company that provides a low cost and convenient mobile event ticketing service, has launched its services in Ireland. Tickets are now available for a variety of events both in Ireland and the UK and can be purchased on the Ticket Text website, www.ticket-text.com.

RepeatSeat Announces An Over 300% Increase for On-line Movie Ticketing Sales

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - March 19, 2008) - RepeatSeat is pleased to announce that on-line movie ticketing sales in the first two months of 2008 are more than triple the corresponding period in 2007.

Utilizing our technology tickets can now be purchased on a cell phone; the cost of the transaction is charged to the patrons mobility account; and a bar code for entry to the movie is delivered back to the phone."

The technology being tested by Continental uses a two-dimensional encrypted bar code, which is much tougher to copy than the one-dimensional bar code used by many airlines for boarding passes printed online.

Airline Boarding Pass to Be Replaced by Mobile Phones

Under the International Air Transport Association's 'Simplifying the Business' programme, Siemens Airport Systems is working on a technology that will use mobile phones to replace a physical boarding pass. You can check-in, select your seat through the mobile phone and then you receive a 2D Bar Code which would replace the boarding pass.

New Report Says 87 Million Mobile Users in Europe Will Be Using Their Mobile Devices for Mobile Ticketing Purposes by 2010

The report reveals that innovative use of technology such as mobile barcodes and integrating RFID into a mobile device coupled with consumer demand for easy to use applications is driving up the adoption of mobile ticketing and mobile retail services

Juniper Research: Over 2.6 billion mobile tickets set to be delivered by 2011

New Juniper's research titled "Mobile Ticketing & Coupons: Strategies & Markets 2007-2011" suggests that over 2.6 billion mobile tickets will be delivered to just over 208 million mobile phone users by 2011.

Fastrack dials up mobiles in Arriva ticketing trial

Arriva is launching the mobile - or ‘m-ticket’ - trial and is looking for people who use the Fastrack B service linking Dartford, Gravesend and Bluewater to try out the system which will remove the need to carry cash.

Going mobile to kick out Hogmanay touts

TICKETS for Edinburgh's Hogmanay would be texted to the buyer's mobile phone under new plans to stamp out touts.

Guns N' Roses' performance at London's Hammersmith Apollo in 2006 was the first rock concert in the UK to feature the mobile ticketing technology, created by Mobiqa, which is based in George Street.

Airlines to Launch Mobile Phone Check-In Services

Some air travelers in Korea can now use their mobile phones to check in for international flights. Korean Air and Asiana Airlines said Monday that they will launch mobile check-in services in cooperation with SK Telecom.

Upon arriving at Iuncheon International Airport, they can issue their boarding pass using self-check-in machines by inputting a barcode downloaded to their phone and their passport number. Luggage must be checked at a separate counter.

Mobile Phone Tickets for Eurostar Passengers

Eurostar is set to encourage its customers to go ticketless – with mobile phone barcodes letting them on board instead of old-fashioned bits of paper.

The Evening Standard has reported that the cross-channel train service is to pilot a scheme in the summer which will let customers flash their phone at a ticket barrier rather than show them to an inspector at the check-in gate.

Moves have recently been initiated to ensure that worldwide airlines will soon be able to have a uniform barcode system to let travelers display ticket barcodes on their handsets.

Barcodes on mobile phones will make airline boarding-pass obsolete

The days of printing out a paper boarding-pass are soon to be a thing of the past. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) just approved a barcode standard that will replace the paper-boarding pass with your mobile phone. The idea is so simple it’s surprising that it hasn’t already been implemented - but then again, regulatory agencies aren’t really known for their swift action.

Jet-setters will receive a barcode-confirmation image upon booking a flight. Instead of worrying about printing out your electronic boarding pass, or standing in line at the check-in counter, the traveler can take their barcode image-toting mobile phone straight to the boarding gate. Paper? Who needs paper?

The barcode standard is compatible with those used in the US, Europe, and Japan - so global travelers will have the paperless boarding-barcode can have the convenience in their pockets. The IATA is aiming for a 2010 rollout.