Cellular South Pilots WirelessWallet

JACKSON, Miss. – Wireless Internet service provider Cellular South announced the launch yesterday of the first multi-city consumer trial of its WirelessWallet, a new technology that allows consumers to make purchases and payments using their cell phones. The two-city trial, taking place in Jackson, Miss., and in Memphis, Tenn., will allow cell phone users to make purchases at 50 retail locations. Participants in the pilot include: Kyocera Wireless, which provided its handset; ViVoTech, a provider of payment software that resides in the handset; Mpact, which provides reader deployment and NFC content; and USA Technologies, which provides a wireless reader.

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