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QR codes central to OU mobile ticketing tech

08/06/201408/04/2014 Stephanie Beck

Oklahoma Athletics has revealed that quick response codes will allow fans to use smartphones as tickets. Among the latest news releases from Oklahoma Athletics is the introduction of a new mobile ticketing system that is designed to allow fans to be able to use QR codes in order to attend events through the use of their smartphones instead of having to rely on printed tickets. This mobile technology allows game tickets to be displayed on the screen of a smartphone. The way that it works is that fans with tickets…

Mobile ticketing to reach tens of billions in the near future

03/06/201403/04/2014 Jennifer Goula

Within the next five years, it has been predicted that 34 billion tickets will be sent to smartphones and tablets. Recent figures that have been released in an ABI report have shown that electronic ticketing, particularly over smartphones, has taken off at an explosive rate, and that this increasingly mainstream trend will past the 34 billion ticket mark within the next five years. These tickets will all have been sent to mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, and possibly wearable technology. The report was published under the title “Mobile Ticketing:…

Mobile commerce from Fandango sees 171 percent growth

01/05/201304/13/2014 Jennifer Goula

The sales of mobile tickets soared last year when compared to the data from the year before. According to reports from Fandango, when comparing its figures from 2012 to those from 2011, it has seen an increase in its mobile commerce ticket sales by 171 percent. Moreover, it has now experienced 31 million app downloads, according to the company. This has made it clear that the movie ticketing industry is an important place for mobile commerce, and that it now has solid figures to back its claims for success. By…