HID, Arizona State pilot multiple handsets, carriers and apps on campus
As the Fall semester geared up at Arizona State University, something revolutionary was happening in one of the residence halls. Select students living in Palo Verde Main were no longer using their Sun Card to gain access. Instead they were using cell phones.
Compared to most residences, Palo Verde Main was already considered advanced in access control circles. For six years, contactless technology in the student ID card had granted access to the building. But in August, a group of students and staff became the first in the country to use smart phones equipped with near field communication (NFC) technology instead of keys or cards.
ASU worked with HID Global on the pilot. The company’s contactless iCLASS technology powers the student ID known as the Sun Card and HID readers secure residences, offices and labs throughout the Tempe campus.
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